Florida and DeSantis dig in as criticism of Black history curriculum mounts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials are digging in and defending the state’s new standards for teaching Black history amid continued widespread criticism on Monday, including threats of possible legal action from a group of civil and religious leaders.
Black leaders and Democrats — and some Republicans — are using the issue to hammer Gov. Ron DeSantis and his White House ambitions, specifically targeting the new standards that require middle schoolers to be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
The DeSantis administration, meanwhile, is attempting to characterize criticisms of the history standards as dishonest and...
