Banning math books and attacking libraries: Republicans ramp up their mission to spread ignorance
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Key FactsFlorida rejects 54 math books, claiming that some include critical racial theory.
Apr 30, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Last week, Florida's Education Department rejected 54 math books, claiming that some of the texts discussed critical race theory, or CRT, and other "prohibited topics."
- The department stated in a statement posted Friday that it had rejected 54 of the 132 math textbooks it had assessed, or 41 percent.
- "The highest number of books rejected were for grade levels K-5, where an alarming 71 percent were not appropriately aligned with Florida standards or included prohibited topics and unsolicited strategies," according to the statement.
- Only in colleges and universities is critical race theory commonly studied.
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Key FactsLegislators make adjustments to the Disney special district, including a new name and a board appointed by DeSantis.
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- The Reedy Creek Improvement District will become the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District within two years under House Bill 9B, which was signed into law on Monday afternoon.
- In retaliation, DeSantis targeted Reedy Creek, the unusual Disney-controlled special taxation district that has operated as the Walt Disney World Resort's governing body since 1967.
- Last year, lawmakers passed a bill at his insistence that would "dissolve" Reedy Creek by June of this year.
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- Ron DeSantis' latest target in his public school cultural war is a small liberal arts college.
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- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an unexpected appearance at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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