Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantisFox News Dean says ‘View’ does not hold her accountable for Cuomo’s top 5 criticisms of Republican presidential candidates and 2 on the way out Top Florida Dem says DeSantis is letting her ‘rich white donors’ skip the COVID vaccine line -19 MORE (R) on Wednesday revealed his proposal for a civic education curriculum in the state, emphasizing that it will “expressly exclude” critical race theory.
“A high quality education starts with a high quality curriculum, which is why we are going to focus on developing the best possible standards of civic education,” DeSantis said at a news conference.
“Florida’s civic curriculum will incorporate fundamental concepts with the best materials and will explicitly exclude unsanctioned narratives, such as critical racial theory and other unproven theories,” he added.
DeSantis said “there is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory”, adding that “teaching children to hate their country and hate themselves is not worth a red cent of taxpayer money”.
He said the state will invest in “a real, solid and true curriculum” and will be a “leader in the development and implementation of world-class civic education”.
Governor @RonDeSantisFL announces that the Florida curriculum “will expressly exclude … Critical race theory”.
“There is no room in our classrooms for things like Critical Race Theory. Teaching children to hate their country and to hate themselves is not worth a red cent of taxpayer money ”. pic.twitter.com/7y2b40GqDk
– Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 17, 2021
Critical race theory examines institutionalized racism and other social barriers to equality that disproportionately affect people of color.
DeSantis argued on Wednesday that the theory is “trying to get people to see each other based on race”. He says he wants to do the opposite, adding that “our schools must give people a knowledge base, they should not be centers of indoctrination, where you are trying to push specific ideologies”.
In September, then-President Trump
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“They taught people that our country is a horrible place, it is a racist place and they taught people to hate our country, and I will not allow that to happen,” said Trump in a presidential training debate.
DeSantis, a close ally of Trump, is now asking the state legislature to accept his $ 106 million educational proposal directing the Florida Department of Education to create the Florida Seal of Civic Excellence, which the governor described as a “new professional endorsement for civic education”.
Teachers who complete training and receive endorsement will receive a $ 3,000 bonus, a provision that DeSantis believes will “attract more people” interested in becoming civic education teachers.
Another $ 16.5 million will be earmarked for subsequent training, professional development and classroom support for principals and teachers interested in raising civic education in their schools, said DeSantis.
He noted that the civic curriculum would not include “unsanctioned narratives” like critical race theory.