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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned critical race theory and said that there is no room for it in Florida classrooms, according to Fox News.
Critical race theory examines the way race and racism influence politics, culture and the law.
According to Purdue University, critical race theory scholarship shows how racism continues to be persuasive and why it denies individuals their constitutional rights.
DeSantis proposed to spend $106 million to support civics education.
Teachers who get credentialed in teaching civics would get a $3,000 bonus.
$16.5 million from the coronavirus stimulus package that President Biden signed into law last week would be targeted for developing civics curricula — excluding critical race theory.
“Florida’s civics curriculum will incorporate foundational concepts with the best materials and 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,” he continued. “Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.”
Florida “will invest in actual, solid, true curriculum and we will be a leader in the development and implementation of a world-class civics education.”
President Trump halted “critical race theory” training in federal agencies and described it as “anti-American propaganda.”
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But proponents of the training say it can help the government eliminate bias in areas such as the awarding of federal contracts.
Biden, upon taking office, signed an executive order reversing a Trump-era policy limiting the ability of federal agencies, contractors and grantees to implement diversity and inclusion training.