Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he objected to the African American studies course including queer theory, intersectionality, and “other types of neo-marxism in the proposed syllabus.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference on Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami. David McIntosh, the president of the influential Club For Growth group, said Tuesday, Feb. 7, that the group has invited a half dozen potential Republican candidates for the White House to its donor summit in Florida next month including DeSantis. The feud between Gov.
The state’s colleges and universities can give high school students college credit for successfully passing AP exams. DeSantis said he objected to the African American studies course including queer theory, intersectionality, and “other types of neo-marxism in the proposed syllabus.” The organization said it regretted that it had not denounced the Florida education department’s comments about the course sooner and more forcibly. The department last month said the pilot version of the class “lacks educational value” and included topics that violate Florida law, such as critical race theory, and would “indoctrinate” students.
The College Board described those contacts as mostly “transactional” and said no one from the department explained the objections. “We have made the mistake of treating FDOE with the courtesy we always accord to an education agency, but they have instead exploited this courtesy for their political agenda,” the College Board said.
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