It’s Kamala Harris vs. Ron DeSantis in the fight over Florida’s new teachings on slavery

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Published August 1, 2023 2:59 PM

By SEUNG MIN KIM, WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is now taking a leading role in the Biden administration’s response to prospective Republican challengers, and her top target as of late has been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In Orlando on Tuesday, she again criticized the state’s new education standards that in part, require teachers to instruct middle school students that enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” Her comments came after DeSantis challenged her to a debate over the new curriculum, which Harris said she would not accept.

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