Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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“A high-quality education starts with a high-quality curriculum, and so we will focus on developing the best possible standards of instruction for civics,” DeSantis said at a news conference.
“The Florida civics curriculum will incorporate fundamental concepts with the best materials, and it will explicitly exclude unsanctioned stories such as critical race theory and other unsubstantiated theories,” he added.
DeSantis said there is “no room in our classroom for things like critical race theory,” adding that “teaching children to hate their country and hate each other is not worth a red cent of tax money.”
He said the state will instead invest in “factual, solid, real curriculum” and be a “leader in the development and implementation of a world-class citizenship education.”
Government @RonDeSantis announces that the Florida curriculum “expressly excludes … Critical Race Theory.”
“There is no room in our class for things like Critical Race Theory. Teaching children to hate their country and hate each other is not worth a cent of the tax money. ” pic.twitter.com/7y2b40GqDk
– Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 17, 2021
Critical Race Theory examines institutionalized racism and other societal barriers to equality that disproportionately affect people of color.
DeSantis argued on Wednesday that the theory “tries to make people look at each other based on race.” He says he wants to do the opposite, adding that “our schools are supposed to give people a foundation of knowledge, not to be indoctrination centers where you try to push specific ideologies.”
In September thenPresident Trump
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“They taught people that our country is a terrible place, it is a racist place, and they taught people to hate our country, and I will not let that happen,” Trump said during a presidential debate about the training sessions. .
DeSantis, a close ally of Trump, now urges state legislature to pass his $ 106 million education proposal leading the Florida Department of Education to create the Florida Civics Seal of Excellence, which the Governor described as a “new professional endorsement for citizenship education.”
Teachers who complete training and receive the award will receive a bonus of $ 3,000, a provision that DeSantis believes will “attract more people” interested in becoming civics teachers.
An additional $ 16.5 million will be set aside for subsequent training, professional development and classroom support for principals and teachers interested in improving citizenship education in their schools, DeSantis said.
He noted that the civics curriculum would not contain “unapproved narratives,” such as critical racial theory.