{"id":550977,"date":"2023-02-12T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T12:30:00","slug":"how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/","title":{"rendered":"#How DeSantis built a conservative following on education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23298c742e8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23298c742e8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#How_DeSantis_built_a_conservative_following_on_education\" >How DeSantis built a conservative following on education<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#Handling_of_schools_during_the_pandemic\" >Handling of schools during the pandemic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#%E2%80%98Dont_Say_Gay%E2%80%98\" >\u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2018<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#Stop_WOKE_Act\" >Stop WOKE Act<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#Taking_aim_at_universities\" >Taking aim at universities\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-desantis-built-a-conservative-following-on-education\/#AP_African_American_studies_course\" >AP African American studies course<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_DeSantis_built_a_conservative_following_on_education\"><\/span>How DeSantis built a conservative following on education<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has leaned hard into educational issues as he burnishes his national profile ahead of a potential White House bid \u2014 and conservatives love what they see.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who last year won reelection by the largest margin for a Florida governor in decades, has secured GOP plaudits for moves ranging from his reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic to his recent skirmish with the College Board over an AP African American studies course. Now, he\u2019s the only Republican polling alongside \u2014 or in some cases, even ahead of \u2014 former President Trump for the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe party should be open to looking at a different candidate. DeSantis is in the strongest position,\u201d David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, told The Hill this week. <\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if DeSantis\u2019s moves on education would prove as popular with the voters at large as they are with congressional Republicans and Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> hosts, but he has without question made the issue one of the key components of his brand.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the five of the biggest DeSantis education policies that have garnered him national attention:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Handling_of_schools_during_the_pandemic\"><\/span><strong>Handling of schools during the pandemic<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The shuttering of schools nationwide during the pandemic began weeks after the first major U.S. coronavirus outbreaks, in March 2020. In some parts of the country, schools stayed closed until the end of 2021 or even the beginning of last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not in Florida though.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis defied the mold, ordering schools to open in fall 2020, although he did allow parents to choose the option of virtual learning.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks on at the Doral Academy Preparatory School\" class=\"wp-image-3827910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/AP21271729662135.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) speaks at the Doral Academy Preparatory School in Doral, Fla.<\/em> <em>(Associated Press)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to figure out a way to still offer the parents choice but to really put the onus on the school districts to be monitoring this, and when they see students fall behind, to really be affirmative and engaging with the parents,\u201d DeSantis said back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He called closing schools was \u201cprobably the biggest public health blunder in modern American history.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>While the closing of schools over COVID-19 was advised by many in the medical community, it has led to major learning loss across the board in K-12 students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s decision made national headlines as it went against the teachers unions in his state and the guidance of multiple medical experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Education Association (FEA), one of the largest such unions in the state, sued the governor during the summer of 2020 over his reopening plan. The union argued the reopening went against the state\u2019s constitution because it would be opening schools in an unsafe environment, but DeSantis prevailed in court.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In the summer of 2021, DeSantis signed another executive order to make it so schools couldn\u2019t force students to wear masks in classes.<\/p>\n<p>The order, at the time, went directly against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) mask recommendations.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Dont_Say_Gay%E2%80%98\"><\/span>\u2018<strong>Don\u2019t Say Gay<\/strong>\u2018<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3543538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=768,469 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=1178,720 1178w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=645,394 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=50,31 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/CA_fladontsaygay_ap.jpg?resize=876,535 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Demonstrators protest inside the Florida State Capitol on March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (Associated Press)<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>DeSantis has become perhaps the Republican Party\u2019s preeminent cultural warrior on the subjects of LGBTQ education and critical race theory in schools.<\/p>\n<p>He cemented this role in 2022 with the Parental Rights in Education bill, which became popularly known by opponents as the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill was touted by DeSantis and conservatives as a way to keep in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate subjects and materials from younger students, though critics say it stifles free speech and puts LGBTQ youth at risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>During the measure\u2019s signing ceremony, the governor said he had seen \u201cclassroom materials about sexuality and woke gender ideology\u201d and \u201clibraries with clearly inappropriate, pornographic mature materials for very young kids.\u201d He also said some school districts had policies that didn\u2019t consult parents about their child\u2019s well-being.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill made it so gender identity and sexual orientation could not be taught to primary school children and that all other grades could only be taught about the subjects in \u201cage appropriate or developmentally appropriate\u201d ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The measure has been a hit with conservatives.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI do think it was a good move,\u201d Trump said in an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/04\/07\/trump-interview-jan6\/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3685e67%2F624f086164253a7f342122ac%2F5de286519bbc0f414f0da36e%2F10%2F72%2F624f086164253a7f342122ac\">interview with The Washington Post<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>LGBTQ advocates, Democrats and the White House, however, have regularly blasted and mocked \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d as discriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis law doesn\u2019t solve any problem that exists. Instead, HB 1557 has been weaponized by the Governor\u2019s office to launch a bigoted smear campaign to attack and defame LGBTQ Floridians with baseless accusations of grooming and pedophilia,\u201d Florida Rep. Carlos Smith (D), the first openly gay Latino person elected to the Florida legislature, said last year.<\/p>\n<p>Critical race theory, which examines how racism has shaped American policy and the legal system, is typically only taught at the college level. Its opponents say the theory is itself racist.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_WOKE_Act\"><\/span><strong>Stop WOKE Act<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Stop WOKE Act \u2014 using an acronym for\u00a0\u201cWrongs to Our Kids and Employees\u201d \u2014 marked another foray into culture war territory that sparked national controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The law prohibited schools from teaching about historical topics in ways that would make someone feel personally responsible for a past wrong based on their own race, sex or national origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill was part of a larger effort by DeSantis to ensure critical race theory wasn\u2019t taught in Florida schools, even after the state\u2019s Board of Education banned it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3579737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=768,469 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=1178,720 1178w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=645,394 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=50,31 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/CA_desantisron_ap_071522.jpg?resize=876,535 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during the inaugural Moms For Liberty Summit at the Tampa Marriott Water Street on July 15, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. (Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t allow Florida tax dollars to be spent teaching kids to hate our country or to hate each other,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWe also have a responsibility to ensure that parents have the means to vindicate their rights when it comes to enforcing state standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although signed into law last year, opposition to the act is alive and well today, with the University of Florida\u2019s student senate recently approving a resolution denouncing it. The resolution says the law is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly vague\u201d and has \u201ccontradictory sections\u201d leading to confusion for \u201cfaculty instruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s laws aimed at classroom instruction have caused uncertainty among teachers about what types of books or instructions are allowed, with reports of teachers removing books off their shelves and out of libraries for fear of repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>Manatee and Duval county school district officials told teachers in January to remove all books from their classroom shelves or wrap them up due to the new rules and unclear penalties a teacher could receive for unapproved books, according to records\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/01\/31\/florida-hide-books-stop-woke-manatee-county-duval-county-desantis\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/01\/31\/florida-hide-books-stop-woke-manatee-county-duval-county-desantis\/\">seen by The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_aim_at_universities\"><\/span><strong>Taking aim at universities\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DeSantis has not only focused on K-12 education but has tackled problems he perceives at the college level as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently, he has proposed multiple changes for higher education, again largely with an eye on ideology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have the dominant view, which I think is not the right view, to impose ideological conformity, to provoke political activism. Instead, we need our higher education systems to promote academic excellence,\u201d the governor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His proposals would make it so state schools could not support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs; boards of trustees at colleges could review the status of tenured professors; and course standards would be changed \u201cto ensure higher education is rooted in the values of liberty and western tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn their merits, DeSantis\u2019s constructive suggestions all seem sensible,\u201d the National Review editorial board <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2023\/02\/desantis-is-right-to-reform-higher-education\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2023\/02\/desantis-is-right-to-reform-higher-education\/\">wrote earlier this month<\/a>. \u201cIn his announcement, DeSantis proposed that DEI was not, in fact, about diversity, equity, or inclusion, but about \u2018imposing an agenda on people.\u2019 He is absolutely right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, however, said the proposals are the \u201cgovernor\u2019s latest attempt to restrict free speech and erase the history and legacy of discrimination in America by impeding the right to share ideas and receive information in classrooms is dangerous for our democracy and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AP_African_American_studies_course\"><\/span><strong>AP African American studies course<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latest national education controversy DeSantis has thrown himself in was over the College Board\u2019s Advanced Placement African American studies course.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The College Board introduced a pilot of the course in dozens of schools this academic year with little controversy \u2014 until last month, that is, when DeSantis\u2019s administration said \u201cthe content of this course is inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The state said it would not allow the course in schools as it was.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?w=900\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)\" class=\"wp-image-3796678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/desantisron_010322_AP_Lynne-Sladky.jpeg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>DeSantis\u2019s administration has yet to confirm whether they will approve the College Board\u2019s altered Advanced Placement African American studies course after the governor\u2019s criticism of some of the subject matter. (Associated Press)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The main issues DeSantis\u2019s office had with the course were the topics of Black queer studies, intersectionality, the reparations movement, the Black Lives Matter movement, Black feminist literary thought and the Black struggle in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy heated up when College Board said they were releasing revisions to the class. While College Board says revisions were in the works for months before the governor\u2019s complaints since the course was only run as a pilot, DeSantis\u2019s administration took credit for the announced changes, which largely fell in line with its objections and included a new optional section on Black conservatism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe College Board removed its woke curriculum from its AP African-American Studies course following\u00a0@GovRonDeSantis\u2019 objections to the blatant indoctrination in the course syllabus,\u201d tweeted Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (R). \u201cThis is a HUGE win for our state &amp; the future of children\u2019s education!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The College Board\u2019s explanation did not temper the outrage from activists and others when it released the final version of the class, which took out or made optional most of the problems DeSantis had with the course.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo wake up on the first day of Black History Month to news of white men in positions of privilege horse trading essential and inextricably linked parts of Black History, which is American history, is infuriating,\u201d David J. Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, said when the revisions were released in February.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s administration has not yet said if they would approve the course after the changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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