Stop WOKE Act

Plans call for it to begin work on tools K-12 teachers can use to instruct students on what DeSantis calls "individual freedom and democracy."

It says it needs time to review its courses to comply with the new law

On this week's Florida Roundup, we examine the state's decision to reject an Advanced Placement African American course as teachers cover up their classroom libraries, fearing they’ll run afoul of new state standards on what books students can access.

The state’s rejection of the course has drawn national attention, including a rebuke from the Biden administration.

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

WUSF would like to tell your story: Share why teaching and learning Black history is important to you, along with your concerns over the decision to reject an Advanced Placement course on African American studies.

Proposals announced by DeSantis include a Teachers Bill of Rights, limits on unions, and partisan school board races. He also defended the state's cancellation of a Black studies AP course.

Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell also criticized the DeSantis administration's decision to block an advanced placement high school course in African American studies.

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.

Florida rejected an Advancement Placement course on African American studies, saying it's "filled with" critical race theory. But scholars who helped create the course say it's not in lesson plans.

The state education department rejected the program, saying it is "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value."

A joint statement by Florida’s 28 state colleges said they stand for educational freedom and democratic citizenship, and reject what they termed as "indoctrination" and "woke" ideology.