Make race relations a part of civic education | opinion Dr. Kitty Oliver Replay Video UP NEXT Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s new required K-12 civic education program is part of a growing national trend calling for teaching the “foundational concepts” and “common values” we share as Americans. The curriculum is still being developed. But in announcing the program, DeSantis made the point to exclude discussions of critical race theory, describing it as an “unsanctioned narrative” that will make students hate their country and one another. He was referring to the study of racial oppression and institutionalized inequalities in U.S. society. But honest discussions of race must be included in civic education.