Florida nixes dozens of math textbooks over critical race theory, Common Core standards
Melissa Pérez-Carrillo
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
.....More than half the textbooks being disallowed incorporated “prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, including CRT,” while others were not allowed because publishers “rebranded” Common Core Standards. ....
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The headline in FDOE’s press release over the banned textbooks emphasized DeSantis’ stance: “Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students.”
“It seems that some publishers attempted to slap a coat of paint on an old house built on the foundation of Common Core, and indoctrinating concepts like race essentialism, especially, bizarrely, for elementary school students,” said DeSantis in a statement accompanying the FDOE statement.
He said he was “grateful” that
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and the FDOE “have conducted such a thorough vetting of these textbooks to ensure they comply with the law.”
In praising DeSantis’ leadership, Corcoran said “we continue to reinforce parents’ rights by focusing on providing their children with a world-class education without the fear of indoctrination or exposure to dangerous and divisive concepts in our classrooms.”
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The Florida Department of Education rejected 41% of math textbook submissions on Friday because of publishers’ attempt to “indoctrinate” students.
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