It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.
That’s left school district officials pondering their next move. Several are poised to select textbooks for the coming year without knowing why so many were rejected — or why the state turned around and approved a half dozen of the books after all.
The Pasco County School Board is scheduled to choose several of its 2022-23 math textbooks on Tuesday, with at least one on the list that hasn’t been recommended.
