William Bennett, the Reagan administration’s secretary of education, has launched a new online history and literacy program in an effort to combat “anti-American ideology that radically misrepresents” the history of the United States. The new initiative, dubbed “The Story of America,” is aimed at providing middle and high school students with a curriculum that allows them to explore authentic historical contents while improving critical reading and writing skills. The curriculum consists of a series of interactive stories drawn from Bennett’s 2007 book “America, the Last Best Hope,” as well as materials developed by other education experts. “For too long, an anti-America ideology that radically misrepresents U.S. history has infiltrated our education system and misled our kids,” Bennett said Monday in a statement announcing the initiative. Bennett, who headed the U.S. Department of Education from 1985 to 1988, added that the project will shine a light on our current educational crisis …