Opinion: DeSantis 2024?

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Since DeSantis is nearing republican savior status here is a follow up to the math books that were banned.

Some will be surprised to learn that he lied and when asked for proof he just changed the lie and then said everyone else was lying.

Huh.  Maye he should he the gop nominee.  He fits the mold.  

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1. @GovRonDeSantis lied about what was in math textbooks submitted to Florida schools.

Now he's rewriting history and taking a victory lap.

Follow along if interested.

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@mentions2. In a press release issued on April 15, said VERY SPECIFICALLY, that math textbooks submitted for elementary school students contained "race essentialism" -- in other words, Critical Race Theory.

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Ron DeSantis' math textbook hoaxThe Florida Department of Education issued an alarming press release on April 15: "Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students." The release claimed that publishers of dozens of math…https://popular.info/p/ron-desantis-math-textbook-hoax
@mentions3. DeSantis did not provide any proof for his claim that elementary school students were being targeted with CRT, but it nevertheless generated a slew of credulous headlines:
@mentions4. But in May, in response to a public records request, the Florida Department of Education, released the actually reviews of these textbooks.

There were 16 reviews of rejected elementary school textbooks.

EACH REVIEW EXPLICITLY STATED THERE WAS NO CRT

popular.info/p/ron-desantis…

Ron DeSantis' math textbook hoaxThe Florida Department of Education issued an alarming press release on April 15: "Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students." The release claimed that publishers of dozens of math…https://popular.info/p/ron-desantis-math-textbook-hoax

5. In a Friday speech, however, DeSantis claimed he rejected the elementary school textbooks because they included Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

DeSantis says this basically makes him a hero.

But no mention of CRT.




6. DeSantis is correct that some textbooks included social emotional learning concepts.

What does that look like?

Some math textbooks encouraged students to "listen to our friends and teachers."

This is the content DeSantis heroically removed.
7. But the more important point here is that DeSantis lied about these elementary math textbooks.

There was never any CRT or "race essentialism" in any of them. But he has no shame and continues to use the hoax to score political points.



Ron DeSantis' math textbook hoaxThe Florida Department of Education issued an alarming press release on April 15: "Florida Rejects Publishers’ Attempts to Indoctrinate Students." The release claimed that publishers of dozens of math…https://popular.info/p/ron-desantis-math-textbook-hoax
8. DeSantis is exploiting a weakness in political media. It's very easy just to publish a headline off a press release. DeSantis says there is CRT in elementary math textbooks. That's news.

It's harder to follow up and determine the truth. 
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10. The Florida Department of Education attacked me publicly for reporting the truth about the elementary school math textbooks.

They had promised to send me "evidence" of CRT in any of the elementary math textbooks.

I'm still waiting.