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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by jaywalk on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:26AM (#31071085)
I understand we don't have any evidence supporting Florida's claim, but you don't have any evidence supporting what you said either. I'm inclined to believe Florida until shown otherwise.
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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by JaimeThompson on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:59AM (#31071566)
>I'm inclined to believe Florida until shown otherwise.

That Florida made the active decision to not release the names of the books is a bit strange, don't you think?

Seems like an open government would want to provide their citizens with the details of their decisions instead of hiding it.

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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by jaywalk on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:17AM (#31071839)
It is a bit strange. But it could be something as simple as a provision in the contract with the publishers that they not release info on any textbooks that are rejected.
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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by JaimeThompson on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:23AM (#31071937)
It's open information that has been released in the past by many states, including Florida. They released a list of the books this morning but not the reasons why they got rejected so it was a choice to not give the information out at the same time as the notice.
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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by onion2k on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:28AM (#31071112)
I'm inclined to believe Florida until shown otherwise.

You don't need to pick a side. You're allowed to say you don't know.

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Re:Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race the... by jaywalk on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:36AM (#31071212)
Sure, but I am choosing to (loosely) pick a side. The only evidence we have is their claim, and I'll believe it unless better evidence comes to light against it.
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