As Republican lawmakers in many states are trying to dictate what schools can teach about racism and inequality, California’s task force will recommend schools in the state adopt African-American studies.
As the nation’s culture wars rage and states like Florida adopt new laws and policies limiting what can be taught about racism in schools, the California reparations task force is set to propose to legislators that they do just the opposite: boost the teaching of African-American studies in the state’s schools.
Though many California schools teach students some Black history, and hundreds of high schools in the state already offer ethnic studies, what the state’s students have learned has been “uneven,” said Grills and her fellow task-force member Don Tamaki, who both focus on education, among other areas. “‘I commend the holistic approach [the task force is] taking to reparations. It’s not just about a check; it’s about repairing harm, and part of the harm is educational injustice.’”
Florida educators call the law vague and ‘a political stunt’; state says ‘there’s a lot of misconception’ Educators in Florida describe a climate of uncertainty surrounding laws, policies and rhetoric from the governor and other officials. Most recently, DeSantis barred a new Advanced Placement African-American studies course for high schools and has battled with the College Board, the nonprofit group that oversees AP courses.
“The law does not prohibit training where the concepts are merely discussed, as opposed to espoused and inculcated,” he said. When asked who decides whether a concept is “merely discussed,” he did not respond. “So much would have to be disentangled,” Buggs said. “They have to build infrastructure to enforce it.” The legislature seems to be writing the bills “to be vague,” she added.
Worrying about what the state deems acceptable affects “relationship building” with his students, Ellis added. There is proof books are being pulled from shelves for review in some areas in Florida: A substitute teacher in Florida was reportedly fired earlier this month for posting a video of empty bookshelves in a school in the state. DeSantis had told a reporter the video was “a fake narrative,” but a spokesperson for Duval County Public Schools confirmed to the Popular Information newsletter that the books had in fact been removed for review by a media specialist.
Meanwhile, Florida middle-school teacher Sonia Harmon said she is waiting to see how the law’s impacts play out. The state government “can ban and block, but children with access to social media are so much more culturally equitable and inclusive than leaders and the older generations,” Harmon said. “They’re able to seek information on their own.”
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