The recommendation to teach students as young as grade 6 that there is anything beneficial about slavery for the people who were enslaved is outrageous. The “benchmark clarification” in the Florida standards for social studies teachers that states, “[i]nstruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be
Again, when you are fighting to reform the system, you cannot afford to make minor mistakes. Unfortunately, for those of us that are hoping for the successful reform of our nation’s education system, those who have been given the opportunity to change the system are making significant mistakes. Recently, we
According to a FOX News report, ‘woke’ teachers in Florida need not worry about any legislation that is passed nor any parental outrage as one Florida school board member, Tom Edwards from Sarasota, ‘reassured’ teachers that “there are coalitions forming to protect you.” Edwards added that teachers can be reassured
Last July we highlighted the fact that the main organization running Florida’s school choice system, Step Up For Students, was aligned with far left radicals. At the time, they had a prominent page promoting Black Lives Matter and stating that they will use their platform to be “agents of change…on
With Governor Ron DeSantis taking a strong stance against Critical Race Theory (CRT), “social justice,” and LGBTQ agendas being taught in Florida’s public school system, it may come as a surprise that one of Florida’s largest educational non-profits, which has partnered with the state, is a serious proponent of furthering
