Florida Math Books Critical Race Theory

The Florida Department of Education has rejected more than 50 mathematics textbooks- about 40% of those submitted for failing to meet Florida’s new learning standards or contained prohibited topics that included references to critical race theory.

In its news release late Friday, the department announced it had disapproved what it said was a record number of maths textbooks-54 of 134- submitted by publishers.

The release said the list of the rejected books makes up approximately 41% of submissions, which is the most in Florida’s history.

Critical race theory has become politicized in recent years, with opponents arguing the area of study is based on Marxism and is a threat to the American way of life. But scholars who study it say it explores the ways in which a history of inequality and racism in the United States continued to impact American society today.