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Educators, attorneys urge court to keep blocking Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’
Read full article: Educators, attorneys urge court to keep blocking Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’Professors and other plaintiffs are urging a federal appeals court to keep in place a preliminary injunction against a new Florida law that seeks to restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in universities.
Central Florida lawmakers discuss controversial new measures set to go into effect within the week
Read full article: Central Florida lawmakers discuss controversial new measures set to go into effect within the weekSeveral key, controversial laws here in Florida are set to go into effect this Friday, July 1.
Florida textbooks contain little evidence of critical race theory, according to reviews
Read full article: Florida textbooks contain little evidence of critical race theory, according to reviewsA press release, titled, “Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students” remains on the Florida Department of Education’s website.
📚TELL US: What do you think about Florida’s ban on math textbooks?
Read full article: 📚TELL US: What do you think about Florida’s ban on math textbooks?Dozens of math textbooks were rejected by the Florida Department of Education after officials said their publishers were attempting to indoctrinate students.
Rejected: These are the math books Florida officials claim ‘indoctrinate’ students
Read full article: Rejected: These are the math books Florida officials claim ‘indoctrinate’ studentsThree days after the Florida Department of Education issued a press release proclaiming “Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students,” the state agency released a list of 54 math books it has rejected for use in classrooms.
Florida education officials reject 54 math textbooks for ‘attempts to indoctrinate students’
Read full article: Florida education officials reject 54 math textbooks for ‘attempts to indoctrinate students’Dozens of math textbooks were rejected by the Florida Department of Education after officials said the publishers were attempting to indoctrinate students.
Osceola County cancels seminar for history teachers over race theory concerns
Read full article: Osceola County cancels seminar for history teachers over race theory concernsSchool administrators in a central Florida county canceled a seminar for history teachers on the U.S. civil rights movement, in part, because it hadn’t been screened to make sure it was free of critical race theory.
DeSantis seeks new law to keep critical race theory out of Florida schools, workplaces
Read full article: DeSantis seeks new law to keep critical race theory out of Florida schools, workplacesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants new legislation to combat Critical Race Theory in schools and workplaces statewide.
Gov. DeSantis knocks critical race theory in push to change civics education in Florida
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis knocks critical race theory in push to change civics education in FloridaRon DeSantis is looking to make changes to Florida’s civics education curriculum. [TRENDING: How to celebrate St. Patty’s Day at theme parks | Florida’s texting-driving law rarely enforced | Massive manta ray photobombs surfer]“We’re releasing a $106 million proposal to make Florida the national leader in civics education,” DeSantis said. — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 17, 2021In making his pitch, the governor also took swipes at critical race theory. According to Purdue University, critical race theory scholarship shows how racism continues to be persuasive and why it denies individuals their constitutional rights. Ad“Let me be clear there is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory, teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money,” DeSantis said.