i didn t do it. i wasn t involved in it. reporter: the changes are partly a result of a law championed by desantis known as the stop w.o.k.e. act, intended to curtail liberal teaches in public schools. some academics are defending the change. we had to write factual objective african american history standards. it covers the good, the bad, the ugly. reporter: others vow to stop such lessons from going national. we can t nationalize mr. desantis education curriculum ali joins me from the white house. these seem to be a fight the white house doesn t mind having as the election approaches reporter: yeah, that s right biden world is leaning into this and other cultural flash points embraced by gop candidates arguing they can protect freedoms they say are under attack jose. ali at the white house, thank you it s rare for there to be one soccer game that captures americans attention, but last night there were two