Florida removed climate change content from public school textbooks

Florida's Department of Education approved revised science textbooks that substantially reduced or eliminated coverage of human-caused climate change, marking a significant policy shift in science curriculum that experts say undermines envi

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37d Grist How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks

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hechingerreport.org How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks - The Hechinger Report

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yahoo.com Florida Education Department responds to report of removing climate change from science textbooks

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