MACOS controversy (1975) led Congress to attack NSF social-science funding
Documented · occurred What these labels mean →In March 1975 Rep. John Conlan moved in the House Science and Technology Committee to bar further NSF funding of the 'Man: A Course of Study' (MACOS) social-studies curriculum; the committee chair requested a GAO review the same month, and the fight widened to NSF's whole precollege science-education program. In response NSF stopped funding curriculum implementation projects and cut curriculum development, rather than ending it.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| documents | files.eric.ed.gov | ERIC ED135674: Conlan's March 1975 measure 'to bar further funding of MACOS'; NSF 'decided to stop funding curriculum implementation projects, continue funding curriculum development at a reduced level'. |
| documents | gao.gov | GAO MWD-76-26, review requested 13 Mar 1975 by the House Committee on Science and Technology chair. |
Sources
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| Weinstein - suppressed physics (All-In 2026) | asserts |
Claim
In March 1975 Rep. John Conlan moved in the House Science and Technology Committee to bar further NSF funding of the 'Man: A Course of Study' (MACOS) social-studies curriculum; the committee chair requested a GAO review the same month, and the fight widened to NSF's whole precollege science-education program. In response NSF stopped funding curriculum implementation projects and cut curriculum development, rather than ending it.