How Teachers Navigate Texas LawsThe laws banning or curtailing history education vary by state. For some of these legislators, Black and diverse history appears to not be a valuable part of the U.S. educational curriculum. Ron DeSantis of Florida rejected the College Board’s new AP African American history class, claiming it “lacks educational value.” Gov. Jesse Arrieta, a high school history teacher at the Young Women’s STEAM Research and Preparatory Academy in El Paso, Texas, says she struggles when teaching about race. She points out, “Those teachers who never cared about the ‘isms’ and never cared to highlight Black History Month or any other month will continue to ignore it.