The Florida Department of Education updated its standards for teaching African-American studies, however, it was met with much backlash from the NAACP and Florida Educators Association.
New standards for teaching Black history in Florida’s public schools were approved Wednesday that include teaching pupils how slaves developed beneficial skills.
MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera invited Vanderbilt Prof. Michael Eric Dyson on to her Thursday to address the Florida Department of Education's updated standards for teaching African-American studies.
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