FILE – In this March 5, 2021 file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media as he visited the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site at On Top of the World in Ocala, Fla., Repealing statewide mask mandates and criticizing the Biden administration’s unemployment-based formula for distributing billions in federal aid has put Republican governors and their approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic back in the spotlight. (Alan Youngblood/Ocala Star-Banner via AP)
Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing a $106 million civics education initiative for Florida's public schools.
The initiative would support civics literacy and education for students and would give $3,000 bonuses to teachers who complete training and earn a "Florida Civics Seal of Excellence," DeSantis announced at a news conference in Naples Wednesday.
DeSantis said he wants the state to focus on "foundational curriculum" and not on what he called "politicized academic fads."
"It will expressly exclude unsanctioned narratives like critical race theory and other unsubstantiated theories," DeSantis said. "Let me be clear, there is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory, teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money."
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