It is the exact template designed Italian communist by Antonio Gramsci that he described as 'the long march through the institutions'.
For very detailed descriptions of the academic history of the current situation check out James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose. Lindsay also has a podcast called 'New Discourses'.
Control of education via teacher training colleges and then school curriculum is central to the plan. It is a modern version of Mao's Cultural Revolution. If more people actually read history books we wouldn't be in this mess.