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Among other changes, the board, which oversees the state’s public universities, vote on whether incoming freshmen can continue to use the citizenship test to fulfill the civics requirement.
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The Florida Civic Literacy Exam is a computer-based assessment that measures students’ civics know-how.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said the curriculum would give students "a frame of reference so that they can better appreciate what we have here in America.”
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Derek Reich, 27, says the changes Florida's Republican governor and legislature made to education standards align to their political views and is indoctrination. It's led the Democrat to seek state office in November.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Polk State College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, and Broward College would receive $6.5 million to create the Career Pathways for Public Service Initiative.
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A new school year is just weeks away and Florida is missing thousands of teachers. Plus, new laws have changed what some teachers can teach, and how they teach.
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Andrew Spar, Florida Education Association president, said the latest series of Supreme Court rulings has already muddied separation of church and state.
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The change will require that students understand the nation’s founding documents, and involves instilling patriotic values in schoolchildren.
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The proposed rule, which will be considered Wednesday and would update curriculum for kindergarten through 12th grade, in part involves instilling patriotic values in schoolchildren.
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More than 20 people spoke during a public comment period about the proposed changes to civics, government and Holocaust education, among other subjects.
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At the event, he says he does not support mask mandates in K-12 schools for the upcoming school year.
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The Florida State Board of Education could adopt a wide-ranging overhaul including guidelines for teaching civics and government courses and Holocaust education.