State lawmakers discuss new rules for teaching Black history in Florida

FLORIDA — There has been a lot of discussion about Florida's new educational standards for Black history, leaving many parents confused and questio...

August 28, 2023
4:34 AM

FLORIDA — There has been a lot of discussion about Florida's new educational standards for Black history, leaving many parents confused and questioning what their children will learn this fall — and what they won't. Florida's Board of Education approved a revised Black history curriculum to satisfy legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate who has accused public schools of liberal indoctrination. The new standards include instruction that enslaved people benefited from slavery because they learned skills while in bondage.

Saundra Weathers