Leaders of Florida’s College System Vow Not to ‘Fund or Support’ Critical Race Theory

'Their joint statement is an outright repudiation of the progressivist higher education agenda,' Florida Commissioner of Education says.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes questions from reporters at a press conference and signing of a new education bill in St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 15, 2022. Screenshot/The Florida Channel

In a show of support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the leaders of the Florida College System (FCS) vowed not to support or fund critical race theory (CRT)—unless it is taught objectively along with other concepts—and to eliminate “woke positions and ideologies.”

During comments at the Jan. 18 state Board of Education meeting, Florida State College of Jacksonville President John Avendano, representing Florida’s 28 colleges in the state’s college system, thanked DeSantis for “his continued support of education at all levels of education in the great state of Florida.”