The Florida Department of Education rejected 54 of 132 submitted math textbooks, about 41 percent, after claiming publishers were trying to “indoctrinate students” with references to Critical Race Theory and other topics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who hasand has denounced CRT in schools, was asked about the move at a news conference in Jacksonville Monday.
"Math is about getting the right answer, and we want kids to learn to think so they can get the right answer, it's not about how you feel about the problem or to introduce some of these other things," DeSantis said.".@EducationFL just announced they're banning dozens of math textbooks they claim"indoctrinate" students with CRT. They won't tell us what they are or what they say b/c it’s a lie," Florida Rep. Carlos Smith tweeted.
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