New laws in at least 14 states have teachers rethinking how they teach history.

How do we discuss certain historical events without bringing up discussions of race and racism

and the potential uncomfortable feelings

that students could get as a result.

For the last day of this Black History Month, we talked to one education leader who says having more black teachers will help all children get a better handle on history.

Teachers are the most important in school factor in student achievement.

I'm Nailaboodoo and for Maxios this is one big thing. It's been more than a year and a half since Florida's so-called Stop Woke Act went into effect.

The Stop Woke Act limits discussions around race and racism in public schools, universities,

and workplace trainings, and really sort of targets the idea that conversations about race and racism

shouldn't be discussed because it could make students feel uncomfortable or guilty.

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Miami's Summer Brugau has spent years covering education in Florida.

She reported earlier this month that lawmakers in some 30 states have proposed

new restrictions during the past year on what schools can teach about

America's racial history but she says Florida under Governor Ron

DeSantis remains one of the most aggressive in its limits.

You know, we have also have in the last year

we've seen updated African American history standards.

The new standards, which the Board of Education

adopted last year, includes teachings and ideas that slaves

benefited from their enslavement. Many teachers and leaders from groups like

the NAACP criticized heavily the new standards saying that they omit or rewrote key facts about

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