This article is about a new report from the Florida Education Association (FEA) that finds that the current Florida academic standards distort the contributions made by black and Latinx people in the state’s history. The report highlights the need for a more honest and inclusive approach to teaching Florida history in schools.

Recently, the Florida Education Association (FEA) released a report that documents how the current academic standards used in Florida public schools distort the history of the contributions made by black and Latinx people in the state. The report found that the standards are outdated and fail to reflect the truth of the state’s history. According to the FEA, this lack of representation of the contributions of minority communities in Florida’s history is “a disservice to all students, but particularly to students of color.” The report calls for an update to the standards to reflect the contributions of minority communities in Florida’s history. The report also outlines specific recommendations for how to create a more honest and inclusive approach to teaching Florida history in schools.

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source: Phys.org