The Florida Department of Education is gearing up to begin crafting rules to carry out a number of measures approved by state lawmakers and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, including some proposals that were among the most controversial issues from the 2023 legislative session. The…
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Florida school officials will soon be gearing up to push back start times for many high schools under a new law that mandates changes to the beginning of the school day — but some lawmakers and education experts are wary of the challenges that could…
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Saying Florida will “let the kids be kids,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that expands a controversial 2022 law restricting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. The bill (HB 1069) also limits the way teachers and students can use…
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State Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Tuesday gave Escambia County officials 48 hours to execute a contract with a charter-school company to operate a struggling middle school, threatening to withhold pay from the district superintendent and school board members. The State Board of Education…
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Continuing an effort to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from Florida’s higher-education system, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a measure aimed at prohibiting colleges and universities from spending money on “DEI” programs. The governor also signed a separate bill that will prevent…
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Saying that social media does “more harm than good,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed education changes that include prohibiting students from using cell phones during class time and curtailing use of the social-media platform TikTok on school grounds. Also, DeSantis signed bills creating a…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Shelves Cell Phones In Class, TikTok In Schools
In one of the most-controversial education issues of the 2023 legislative session, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would expand last year’s “Parental Rights in Education” law — known to critics as “don’t say gay.” The bill, which is ready to go…
Read More Expansion Of Parental Rights Law Heads To Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Desk
Colleges and universities could soon be prohibited from requiring “political loyalty” tests for students and employees as a condition of admission or employment, under a measure passed Tuesday by the Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 33-5 to pass the bill (HB 931), which is now…
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The Florida Senate on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would impose eight-year term limits on county school-board members, readying the issue to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Legislature and DeSantis last year approved a measure that capped board members’ terms at…
Read More 8-Year Florida School Board Term Limits Pass, Head To DeSantis
The festering feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney shifted to the courts this week, in a move the governor slammed as “political” and “without merit.” Mostly silent on the issue for the past year, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on Wednesday filed a federal…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Vs. The Mouse Moves To The Courthouse