{"id":1987572,"date":"2023-08-01T08:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-challenges-harris-to-discuss-florida-curriculum-after-misinformed-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T08:14:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:14:01","slug":"desantis-challenges-harris-to-discuss-florida-curriculum-after-misinformed-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-challenges-harris-to-discuss-florida-curriculum-after-misinformed-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis dares Harris to discuss Florida curriculum amid &#8216;misinformed&#8217; attacks."},"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\">20<\/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-challenges-harris-to-discuss-florida-curriculum-after-misinformed-attacks%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=1987572&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. \u200dRon DeSantis Invites Vice President Kamala Harris to \u200cFlorida \u2063to Discuss African American History Standards<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Ron \u2063DeSantis (R-FL) \u2064has extended an \u2062invitation to Vice President Kamala\u2062 Harris,\u2064 inviting\u2064 her to Florida for a \u2062discussion on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">state&#8217;<\/a>s African American History <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">standards<\/a>.\u200c This \u2064invitation comes in response to \u2063Harris&#8217;s criticism of the standards, specifically a line about slavery that \u2062she found concerning.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;How <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-humiliated-as-cnn-panelist-calls-her-out-for-completely-made-up-claim\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris embarrassed as CNN panelist exposes her 'fabricated' statement.\">slaves developed skills<\/a> which,\u2064 in some instances, \u2064could be applied\u200c for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-2024-rivals-blast-new-florida-curriculum-about-slavery\/\" title=\"Critics slam DeSantis' Florida curriculum on slavery.\">personal\u200b benefit<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harris argues that this line implies \u200dthat\u200c slaves benefited from slavery, while supporters of the\u200b curriculum argue that it highlights the resilience of slaves and their ability to acquire skills despite the harsh conditions\u2064 they endured.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to \u200cHarris, DeSantis\u200d expressed his disappointment with the Biden administration&#8217;s portrayal of \u2064Florida&#8217;s education system and\u200d emphasized the importance of teaching African American History.\u200c He commended the state for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-challenges-harris-to-discuss-florida-curriculum-after-misinformed-attacks\/\" title=\"DeSantis dares Harris to discuss Florida curriculum amid 'misinformed' attacks.\">implementing comprehensive \u2062standards<\/a> and expressed his hope that the White House would appreciate\u200b this commitment to educating students about \u2064an essential part of American\u2062 history.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our state pushed forward nation-leading standalone \u2063African \u200bAmerican History standards \u2062\u2014 one of the only states in the \u200dnation to require this level of learning about\u2062 such an important subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis also emphasized his willingness to engage in \u2062an open\u2062 and honest dialogue about the issues at\u200d hand. He extended an invitation for Harris to visit Tallahassee, where he plans \u2063to include Dr. William Allen, one\u200b of the educators involved in creating the \u200dcurriculum, in the\u200b discussion. Additionally, he \u200dwelcomed Harris\u200c to invite anyone \u2064she deemed appropriate, including Randi Weingarten, \u200cthe president of the American Federation\u2062 of \u2062Teachers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am prepared\u200c to meet as early as Wednesday of this week, but of course want \u2064to be deferential to\u2062 your busy schedule should you already have a trip to the\u200d southern border planned for that day.\u200d Please let me know\u200c as \u2064soon as \u2063possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis concluded his letter \u200cby highlighting the\u2064 potential \u200cimpact of a serious conversation on this important issue and \u200bexpressed\u2064 his hope that Harris would accept \u2064his invitation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What an \u200cexample we could\u200c set\u200c for the nation\u2064 \u2014 a serious conversation on \u200cthe substance of an \u2064important issue! I hope you&#8217;re feeling up \u2063to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harris is currently scheduled to\u200c be in Orlando, Florida on\u200b Tuesday to address the 20th Women\u2019s Missionary\u200d Society of the African Methodist \u2063Episcopal Church Quadrennial Convention. Last month, she made\u2063 an\u2062 impromptu visit to Jacksonville, Florida to deliver a speech on the\u200c African American history standards, where she criticized officials \u2064for attempting \u200bto gaslight the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) invited Vice President Kamala Harris to Florida to discuss the state&#8217;s African American History standards. This follows Harris&#8217;s criticism of a line about slavery. 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