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09/07/2024

“FDOE Communications Director Sydney Booker in an emailed statement: ‘As such, Florida works with publishers to ensure that their product aligns with our standards and does not include any form of ideology or indoctrination.’

“But Eskamani argued Florida is ground zero when it comes to climate change impacts, and by failing to teach it accurately in schools, Florida students will be left in the dark.

“‘And it’s sad because it puts us at a disadvantage, not only in addressing this crisis head on, but of course in setting up our students for failure when trying to compete at a global scale of the next generation of jobs,’ said Eskamani.”

A Florida State Representative is demanding answers after the Orlando Sentinel reported the Florida Department of Education required some authors to remove or edit references to climate change in science textbooks.

05/07/2024

“Brandon Haught teaches environmental science at a Volusia County high school and was active in efforts to include evolution — another controversial science topic — in the standards adopted 16 years ago.

“His ninth graders know almost nothing about climate change because it is not taught in the lower grades, he said. He spends at least a week on the topic but is covering only ‘the basics,’ he said.

“Florida students need more information on the subject not less, he added. ‘Florida is one of the most impacted by the impacts of climate change, and oh my goodness Gov DeSantis, why?’”

The directive appears similar to requirements the state imposed on math and social studies textbooks said to include “critical race theory” and “social justice” material. Th…

01/06/2024

“It’s June 1st, and there isn’t a peep yet from FLDOE, to say nothing of an adoption list. The start of the 2024-25 school year is only a little more than two months away. School districts are handcuffed.

“What could be holding up the science adoption list? In the absence of news from FLDOE, we can speculate freely.”

Fall 2024 was supposed to be the semester when Florida’s school districts would at least have had the option to purchase new instructional materials for their science classes following the Fl…

09/08/2023

“Climate change has entered Florida’s battle over education. The state approved classroom videos that reject the reality of global warming, writes Scott Waldman.

“The materials — produced by the conservative Prager University Foundation and geared toward grades K-5 — compare climate activists to N***s, falsely claim that wind and solar power pollutes the planet, and wrongly dismiss record heat waves as natural weather variations.”

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