Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies have faced wide criticism from civil rights leaders and educators, among others, but they also have paid off politically
and anti-LGBTQ," said Doug Harris, an expert in education policy and economics chair at Tulane University.DeSantis was not always a culture warrior. Experts who follow DeSantis’ policies say after he was elected to his first term in 2018, by a slim margin, there was no sign education policy or courting controversy would become his hallmarks.
.' The theme was hammered also by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, in his successful 2021 campaign. Trump's ban was rescinded by President Joe Biden, but critical race theory became a lightning rod for conservatives. The theory is rarely taught in K-12 schools, but the term has become a catchall for. Conservatives say it's used to make white people believe they are inherently racist.
The DeSantis administration has steadily enforced its law. The state education department initially blocked more than 40% of math textbooks that were submitted by publishers to the state for review last year, saying they violatedon critical race theory. The department later showed examples that state reviewers had flagged with references to"prohibited topics" like racial bias or social-emotional learning.
Teachers and librarians across the state say laws on discussion of race, gender and sexual orientation are so open to interpretation that they feel compelled to pull books that touch on those subjects. In July, guidelines announced by Florida's Board of Education for teaching African American history ignited criticism from educators and historians.
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