The teaching standards have again thrust Florida and DeSantis into America’s politically polarized fight over how and what to teach children.
The new teaching standards have again thrust Florida and Ron DeSantis into America’s politically polarized fight over how and what to teach children. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials are digging in and defending the state’s new standards for teaching Black history amid continued widespread criticism on Monday, including threats of possible legal action from a group of civil and religious leaders.
Touted by education officials for teaching the “good, the bad and the ugly” about American history and slavery, the standards were met with immediate criticism from Florida’s largest teachers union and other groups, attention that quickly gained steam nationally. To that end, the DeSantis administration has leaned on statements from two Black members of the history workgroup to defend the standards and swat away naysayers. The joint statement insisted that “any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage and resiliency during a difficult time in American history.
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