Florida's education department rejected 54 math books last week, claiming some of the texts had references to critical race theory, or CRT, and other 'prohibited topics.'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens as Richard Corcoran, the state's education commissioner, speaks in Melbourne, Fla., on March 22, 2021.Elisha Fieldstadt
In a statement released Friday, the department said it had reviewed 132 math textbooks and rejected 54 of them, or 41 percent. The department said 28 of the books were rejected specifically because they"incorporate prohibited topics or unsolicited strategies, including CRT." Lists of the submitted and accepted books were made available, but did not say how the rejected books referenced critical race theory.
Rep. Carlos G. Smith, a Democrat, called the claim that math books could indoctrinate students"a lie."
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