Gov. Ron DeSantis' push for 'civics' education: What does it look like?
Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed for 'civics' education in Florida. The curriculum centers on patriotism and America's founding principles. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said that if elected president in 2024 he would push for civics education about the founding principles of the United States to celebrate the country's upcoming 250th anniversary. DeSantis' announcement, which he made during an interview with the Washington Examiner, comes amid the yearslong overhaul that DeSantis and state legislators have put Florida’s K-12 education system through, with civics taking center stage. Florida's America-focused education requirements DeSantis signed several policies into law in 2021 that set off a wave of new educational requirements about the country and its founding. One law, House Bill 5, requires implementation of “patriotic programs,” which includes teaching students about accepting “responsibility for preserving and defending the blessings of liberty ...