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Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 3 developments

By Jay Croft and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida education officials have released four images from some of the math textbooks the state rejected this month, citing what they said were references to critical race theory or other “prohibited” topics.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Florida releases 2 examples claiming critical race theory in math textbooks

    Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee ·

  3. Newest

    Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Tina Burnside and Zoe Sottile, CNN The Florida Department of Education announced Friday that the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year’s curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections.

  2. NBC News

    Florida rejects 54 math books, saying some contain critical race theory (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The state's department of education said 28 of the books were rejected specifically because they “incorporate prohibited topics ... including CRT.”

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    Florida Dept. of Education Rejects Math Books for ‘Attempts to Indoctrinate Students' (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Florida Department of Education has rejected 54 math textbooks after claiming publishers were trying to “indoctrinate students” with references to Critical Race Theory and other topics. In a statement Friday, the Department of Education said 54 of 132 submitted textbooks, about 41%, were rejecte…

  4. NBC New York

    Florida Rejects 54 Math Books for ‘Attempts to Indoctrinate Students' (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The Florida Department of Education has rejected 54 math textbooks after claiming publishers were trying to “indoctrinate students” with references to Critical Race Theory and other topics. In a statement Friday, the Department of Education said 54 of 132 submitted textbooks, about 41%, were rejecte…

  5. Newsweek

    DeSantis CRT textbook rejections spur Florida Democrats to seek examples (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The governor's administration said it rejected more than 50 math books over alleged references to critical race theory and other "prohibited" topics.

  6. New York Times

    Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing ‘Prohibited Topics’ (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Officials said they objected to the inclusion of social-emotional learning and critical race theory in the books but did not share information on the specific content.

  7. Local News 8

    Florida releases 4 examples from math textbooks it rejected for public schools (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jay Croft and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida education officials have released four images from some of the math textbooks the state rejected this month, citing what they said were references to critical race theory or other “prohibited” topics.

  8. Washington Times

    Florida releases examples of rejected ‘woke math’ textbooks (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Florida education officials have released four images of “woke math” in textbooks they rejected last week for use in K-12 public schools.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Ross: Finding the critical race theory in Florida's rejected math textbooks (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    The State of Florida this week released its list of rejected textbooks- including mathematics texts which were rejected for including “prohibited topics”.

  10. Tucson

    Florida says math textbooks taught critical race theory (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Florida has released two examples that it says backs up its rejection of dozens of math textbooks because they contained questions and exercises based on critical race theory or Common

  11. Fox News

    Florida releases 4 examples of CRT textbook content rejected for public schools (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The state of Florida has released four examples of textbooks it has rejected from its school system amid concerns over the promotion of Critical Race Theory and common core principles.

  12. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Florida releases 2 examples claiming critical race theory in math textbooks (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Florida has released two examples that it says back up its rejection of dozens of math textbooks because they contained questions and exercises based on critical race theory or Common Core.

  13. Insider

    Florida releases samples from math textbooks rejected over references to 'prohibited topics' such as critical race theory (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Florida released samples from the 54 math textbooks rejected for references to "prohibited topics" such as critical race theory.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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