{"id":10141,"date":"2023-03-03T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=10141"},"modified":"2023-03-03T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T18:26:40","slug":"ron-desantiss-war-on-woke-in-florida-schools-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=10141","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis\u2019s war on \u201cwoke\u201d in Florida schools, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“A Florida law signed by DeSantis last March<\/a> requires that all books available to children be \u201creviewedby a district employee holding a valid educational media specialist certificate,\u201d such as the school librarian, since the state says teachers cannot be trusted to select appropriate texts for their students. This means that classroom libraries assembled by teachers violate the law, and parts of the state \u2014 up to one-third of the state\u2019s counties, according to reporting from the New Yorker<\/a> \u2014 have restricted access to all books until they could be reviewed.”
…
“DeSantis announced..that the state is blocking AP African American studies<\/a>, a new class developed by the College Board, on the grounds that it is \u201ca political agenda\u201d and an example of \u201cwoke indoctrination.\u201d The administration objected to certain topics contained in a draft framework for the course: queer theory, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter, reparations, prison abolition, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a press conference in January, DeSantis said the course is on \u201cthe wrong side of the line for Florida standards.\u201d He added, \u201cWe believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don\u2019t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them. When you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida rejected the course under its Stop WOKE Act<\/a> (Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act), which took effect in July 2022 and bans schools and businesses from teaching anything that could make anyone feel \u201cguilt, anguish or any form of psychological distress\u201d because of their race, gender, sex, or national origin. Though a judge ordered a temporary injunction<\/a> against parts of the law that limit conversations about race in public colleges and universities, the law remains mostly intact.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At the start of the year, DeSantis called for the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The programs became required in 2020, ordered by a largely Republican-appointed board, while he was already in his second year as governor. A January 31 order<\/a> from DeSantis prohibits higher education institutions from using any funding, no matter the source, to support DEI or critical race theory \u2014 the besieged academic framework<\/a> that says racism is systemic \u2014 and anything else the administration considers \u201cdiscriminatory initiatives.\u201d”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“DeSantis wants school leaders to review course material. On January 31, he announced<\/a> that the State University System Board of Governors and the State Board of Education must review general education core courses to make sure that they are historically accurate, \u201cfoundational,\u201d and \u201ccareer relevant.\u201d The administration has not publicly explained what \u201cfoundational\u201d or \u201ccareer relevant\u201d means. The boards must also ensure that core classes don\u2019t \u201csuppress or distort\u201d historical events or include \u201cidentity politics\u201d in their curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The governor also wants to require schools to give priority to \u201cgraduating students with degrees that lead to high-wage jobs, not degrees designed to further a political agenda,\u201d but hasn\u2019t specified which degrees they are referring to. His proposed overhaul would also mandate courses<\/a> in Western civilization.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“DeSantis urged<\/a> schools to bypass their tenure systems to conduct post-tenure reviews of faculty members \u201cat any time with cause.\u201d \u201cThey can be let go if they\u2019re not performing to expectations,\u201d he observed, adding that \u201cthe most significant dead-weight cost to a university is unproductive tenured faculty.\u201d He also empowered<\/a> school presidents and boards to \u201ctake ownership\u201d of their hiring and retention decisions without interference from unions or faculty committees.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“DeSantis is staging what\u2019s being called a \u201chostile takeover<\/a>\u201d of the New College of Florida, a small school in Sarasota. As part of his 2023-2024 budget recommendations, DeSantis wants to spend $100 million to recruit and retain faculty members at Florida\u2019s state universities, and in addition, he wants to allocate another $15 million to \u201coverhaul and restructure\u201d the New College of Florida.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/23593369\/ron-desantis-florida-schools-higher-education-woke<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“A Florida law signed by DeSantis last March requires that all books available to children be \u201creviewed by a district employee holding a valid educational media specialist certificate,\u201d such as the school librarian, since the state says teachers cannot be trusted to select appropriate texts for their students. This means that classroom libraries assembled by teachers violate the law, and parts of the state \u2014 up to one-third of the state\u2019s counties, according to reporting from the New Yorker \u2014 have restricted access to all books until they could be reviewed.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“DeSantis announced..that the state is blocking AP African American studies, a new class developed by the College Board, on the grounds that it is \u201ca political agenda\u201d and an example of \u201cwoke indoctrination.\u201d The administration objected to certain topics contained in a draft framework for the course: queer theory, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter, reparations, prison abolition, and more.
\nAt a press conference in January, DeSantis said the course is on \u201cthe wrong side of the line for Florida standards.\u201d He added, \u201cWe believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don\u2019t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them. When you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida rejected the course under its Stop WOKE Act (Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act), which took effect in July 2022 and bans schools and businesses from teaching anything that could make anyone feel \u201cguilt, anguish or any form of psychological distress\u201d because of their race, gender, sex, or national origin. Though a judge ordered a temporary injunction against parts of the law that limit conversations about race in public colleges and universities, the law remains mostly intact.” <\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“At the start of the year, DeSantis called for the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The programs became required in 2020, ordered by a largely Republican-appointed board, while he was already in his second year as governor. A January 31 order from DeSantis prohibits higher education institutions from using any funding, no matter the source, to support DEI or critical race theory \u2014 the besieged academic framework that says racism is systemic \u2014 and anything else the administration considers \u201cdiscriminatory initiatives.\u201d”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“DeSantis wants school leaders to review course material. On January 31, he announced that the State University System Board of Governors and the State Board of Education must review general education core courses to make sure that they are historically accurate, \u201cfoundational,\u201d and \u201ccareer relevant.\u201d The administration has not publicly explained what \u201cfoundational\u201d or \u201ccareer relevant\u201d means. The boards must also ensure that core classes don\u2019t \u201csuppress or distort\u201d historical events or include \u201cidentity politics\u201d in their curriculum.<\/p>\n

The governor also wants to require schools to give priority to \u201cgraduating students with degrees that lead to high-wage jobs, not degrees designed to further a political agenda,\u201d but hasn\u2019t specified which degrees they are referring to. His proposed overhaul would also mandate courses in Western civilization.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“DeSantis urged schools to bypass their tenure systems to conduct post-tenure reviews of faculty members \u201cat any time with cause.\u201d \u201cThey can be let go if they\u2019re not performing to expectations,\u201d he observed, adding that \u201cthe most significant dead-weight cost to a university is unproductive tenured faculty.\u201d He also empowered school presidents and boards to \u201ctake ownership\u201d of their hiring and retention decisions without interference from unions or faculty committees.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“DeSantis is staging what\u2019s being called a \u201chostile takeover\u201d of the New College of Florida, a small school in Sarasota. As part of his 2023-2024 budget recommendations, DeSantis wants to spend $100 million to recruit and retain faculty members at Florida\u2019s state universities, and in addition, he wants to allocate another $15 million to \u201coverhaul and restructure\u201d the New College of Florida.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1281,356,471,653,357,1280],"class_list":["post-10141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article-share","tag-desantis","tag-education","tag-florida","tag-governors","tag-school","tag-woke"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10142,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10141\/revisions\/10142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}