{"id":1985816,"date":"2023-07-29T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-lawmakers-pushing-investigation-into-floridas-race-curriculum\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T17:39:08","slug":"desantis-slams-lawmakers-pushing-investigation-into-floridas-race-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-lawmakers-pushing-investigation-into-floridas-race-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis criticizes lawmakers probing Florida&#8217;s race curriculum."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-slams-lawmakers-pushing-investigation-into-floridas-race-curriculum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. Ron DeSantis Fires Back Against \u200cCritics of Florida&#8217;s\u200b New Black History Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>Gov.\u2064 Ron DeSantis \u2062(R-FL) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-not-sure-if-company-handled-fight-with-desantis-well-but-says-attacks-are-preposterous\/\" title=\"Disney CEO Bob Iger unsure about handling of DeSantis feud, dismisses attacks as 'absurd'.\">strongly responded<\/a> to\u200d lawmakers calling for an investigation into Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-lawmakers-pushing-investigation-into-floridas-race-curriculum\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes lawmakers probing Florida's race curriculum.\">recently implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-school-district-spends-15k-on-critical-race-theory-audit\/\" title=\"Missouri School District Spends K on Critical Race Theory Audit\">black history curriculum<\/a><\/a>, which is being championed by the Congressional Black Caucus.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is just the latest \u200c\u2014 and absurd \u2014 example of the weaponization of the federal \u200cgovernment,&#8221; DeSantis stated \u200con Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Push for Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Several \u2063members of the \u200cCongressional Black Caucus have urged the White House, Justice Department, and Department of Education to examine\u200d whether Florida&#8217;s curriculum violates discrimination laws. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) revealed that he met with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to discuss potential legal\u2064 strategies, although no\u200d specific details were disclosed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Standing up against the lies spread \u2062by people like Kamala Harris is the right thing to do. We will defend Florida and \u2064firmly oppose false, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transsexuals-pen-letter-asking-u-s-based-medical-organizations-to-reject-ideology-in-favor-of-evidence\/\" title=\"Transsexuals Pen Letter Asking U.S.-Based Medical Organizations To Reject Ideology In Favor Of Evidence\">politically-driven narratives<\/a>,&#8221; DeSantis emphasized. &#8220;As President, I will \u2063put an end to the weaponization of government and hold partisan bureaucrats accountable\u200b for their abuse\u200d of power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Feud with Vice President Kamala Harris<\/h3>\n<p>Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris and Governor DeSantis\u200b have been engaged in \u2062a heated dispute over Florida&#8217;s new black history curriculum, which has been endorsed by \u2062the\u200d governor.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Board of Education unanimously voted\u200b to update\u200c the standards for teaching black \u200dhistory, including lessons on how enslaved individuals benefited from the skills they acquired.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis took another\u2063 swipe\u2064 at Harris during his speech at the Iowa\u200b GOP&#8217;s annual Lincoln Dinner, accusing her of promoting a &#8220;phony narrative&#8221; about Florida&#8217;s education \u2063standards.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Vice President Harris has to resort to lying about Florida&#8217;s educational standards in order to cover up their agenda of indoctrinating students\u200d and pushing inappropriate topics onto children,&#8221; \u200bDeSantis asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more \u2062from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) criticized the Congressional Black Caucus for pushing an inquiry into Florida&#8217;s black history curriculum. He denounced it as a ridiculous instance of federal government misuse. 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