A proposal that would massively expand eligibility for school vouchers began moving forward Thursday in the Florida House, with the Republican sponsor touting it as a way to provide “customized” education and Democrats questioning its lack of income requirements. The House Choice & Innovation Subcommittee…
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Leading chants of “Black history is American history,” prominent civil-rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday threatened to sue Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s rejection of an African American studies course. “The question really is this, brothers and sisters. Are we going to let Gov.…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Draws Fire Over Rejection of Course
Calling it a move toward “universal choice,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Thursday announced a proposal that would make every student in Florida eligible for school vouchers — a move that Democrats blasted as a Republican attack on public education. The legislation (HB 1) would…
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Florida’s top education officials on Wednesday approved a rule to carry out a new state law requiring school-library employees to complete training sessions as part of an effort to increase scrutiny of library books and instructional materials. The state Board of Education gave the go-ahead…
Read More Florida Education Board Approves Training For Librarians On Explicit Content For Children
Some Florida universities are spending millions of dollars on programs and other expenses related to diversity, equity, and inclusion — as Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration target “trendy ideology” on campuses. Chris Spencer, director of DeSantis’ Office of Policy and Budget, in a Dec.…
Read More Florida Universities Spend Millions On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
A federal judge on Monday began hearing testimony in a trial over the constitutionality of a 2021 state law requiring colleges and universities to survey students and staff members about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campus. The plaintiffs, including the United Faculty of Florida…
Read More Witness Calls Florida College Surveys ‘Highly Problematic’
It was Florida against the world — or at least against other states that imposed “woke ideology” and “philosophical lunacy” — as Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his second term last week. DeSantis delivered an inaugural address Tuesday on the steps of the Old Capitol,…
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SARASOTA, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday appointed six new members to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees in a move that one appointee and conservative ally of DeSantis said is aimed at “recapturing higher education.” The picks will allow DeSantis to…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Shakes Up Liberal University, Appoints 6 New Members To New College
As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory. DeSantis has made the fight against critical race…
Read More Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Targets “Trendy Ideology” In Higher Ed
Ten school districts whose LGBTQ support guides and other policies were called into question by the state Board of Education are in various stages of revising the documents, or in some cases have dropped the disputed guides, according to responses the board discussed Wednesday. State…
Read More Ten Florida School Districts Revising Student Support Guides