Florida Is Now Targeting Social Studies Textbooks

Politico reports:

Florida’s Department of Education is explicitly aiming to keep critical race theory and “social justice” out of social studies textbooks that the state will ultimately adopt for its new teaching standards.

The agency, in recent undated guidance, asked textbook publishers to avoid those topics on top of “culturally responsive teaching, social and emotional learning, and any other unsolicited theories” as the DeSantis administration and Republicans continue to scrutinize what students are learning in public schools.

“Instructional materials should not attempt to indoctrinate or persuade students to a viewpoint inconsistent with Florida standards,” FLDOE officials wrote in its undated specifications to publishers. Bids formally opened March 12 and textbook publishers have until June 10 to submit their social studies proposals to the state education department.

Read the full article. DeSantis recently appointed a QAnon nutbag to the state board of education.

Florida’s Department of Education is explicitly aiming to keep critical race theory and “social justice” out of its social studies textbooks https://t.co/Y8XkdimW8a

— POLITICO (@politico) May 20, 2022

Here’s Florida new secretary of state and his wife, a newly appointed member of the state board of education, flying the QAnon flag from their boat. pic.twitter.com/x6nEZ8Teyo

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) May 16, 2022