Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantisFox News’s dean says ‘View’ will not discuss her Cuomo criticism. The top 5 Republican presidential candidates, and two on their way out of Top Florida Dem, say DeSantis is letting its ‘white rich donors’ cross the COVID-19 vaccine line MORE (R) on Wednesday announced its proposal for a civic education plan in the state, emphasizing that it would “explicitly exclude” critical racial theory.
“High-quality education begins with a high-quality curriculum, and therefore we will focus on the laser to develop the best possible standards for civic education,” DeSantis said at a news conference.
“In Florida’s civic curriculum, basic concepts will be incorporated with the best material, and this will explicitly exclude unsanctioned narratives such as critical racial theory and other unfounded theories.”
DeSantis said there is ‘no room in our classrooms for things like critical racial theory’, adding that ‘teaching children to hate their country and hate each other is not worth a single penny of taxpayer’s money’. . ‘
He said the state would instead invest in a real, thorough, true curriculum and be a ‘leader in developing and implementing a world-class civic education’.
Government @RonDeSantisFL announces Florida’s curriculum “expressly excludes … Critical Race Theory.”
‘There’s no room in our classrooms for things like Critical Race Theory. Teaching children to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth a single penny of the taxpayer’s money. ” pic.twitter.com/7y2b40GqDk
– Washington Investigator (@dcexaminer) 17 March 2021
Critical race theory examines institutionalized racism and other social barriers to equality that affect people of color out of proportion.
DeSantis argued Wednesday that the theory is trying to get people to consider it based on race. He says he wants to do the opposite, adding that ‘our schools are supposed to give people a foundation of knowledge, and not supposed to be indoctrination centers, where you try to drive specific ideologies.’
In September, dan-President Trump
Donald Trump The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Biden faces GOP immigration and filibuster offensive Democrats play defense against border crisis Biden’s big difference? Diversity MORE instructed the Office of Management and Budget to end the training of racial sensitivity, including training sessions in which ‘white privilege’ or ‘critical racial theory’ is discussed.
“They taught people that our country is a horrible place, it’s a racist place, and they taught people to hate our country, and I’m not going to let that happen,” Trump said during a presidential debate. said about the trainings. .
DeSantis, a close ally of Trump, is now urging lawmakers to take up his $ 106 million education proposal. commissioned the Florida Department of Education to create the Florida Civics Seal of Excellence, which the governor described as a ‘new professional endorsement for civic education’.
Teachers who complete a training and receive the approval will receive a $ 3,000 bonus, which according to DeSantis will attract ‘more people’ interested in becoming civic teachers.
An additional $ 16.5 million will be set aside for subsequent training, professional development and classroom support for principals and teachers interested in increasing civic education in their schools, DeSantis said.
He noted that the civilian curriculum would not include ‘unsanctioned narratives’ such as critical racial theory.