A Leon County circuit judge is expected to rule Thursday on a request to block a new Florida law that bars abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, after a battle of expert witnesses played out in court Monday. Judge John Cooper will hear closing arguments…
Read More Judge Hears Arguments In Florida Abortion Law Challenge
With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and Florida days away from a 15-week abortion limit taking effect, DeSantis is already eyeing further restrictions on abortion access. Until Friday, when the Supreme Court tossed out the landmark 1973 abortion-rights decision, DeSantis had remained…
Read More Will Florida Seek To Ban Abortion After SCOTUS Overturns Roe V. Wade?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling drew fiercely polarized reactions in Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying the state will “work to expand pro-life protections.” The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito and backed by the…
Read More SCOTUS Ruling Adds Fuel To Florida Abortion Battle
With June 23 marking 50 years since the federal law known as Title IX was enacted to bar sex-based discrimination in educational institutions, a new Florida law is set to change the way schools can train employees to comply with Title IX. School districts, colleges,…
Read More New Florida Law Could Transform Anti-Bias Training On Campus
A federal judge is expected to decide this week whether to block a new state law that would restrict the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools and in workplace training. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker heard arguments Tuesday and promised…
Read More Judge Weighs Arguments On Florida Race-Related Instruction Law
Florida is preparing to launch mentoring and outreach programs geared toward bolstering fathers’ parenting skills and, in turn, helping at-risk youths as part of a $70 million initiative. The initiative was included in a new law (HB 7065) approved unanimously this year by the Legislature…
Read More Florida To Launch Fatherhood Mentoring And Outreach Programs
Two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, reignited debates about gun violence and securing schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will require mental-health “crisis intervention” training for on-campus officers. The measure also will make other school-safety changes, including giving…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs School-Safety Changes
Breaking from the Legislature’s efforts to punish school districts that imposed mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday directed Florida’s new education commissioner to ignore a plan that would have made the districts ineligible for $200 million. DeSantis, who signed the…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Nixes Mask Punishment For Florida Schools
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday tapped former state education commissioner Richard Corcoran to serve on the state university system’s Board of Governors. The Board of Governors oversees Florida’s 12 state universities and is tasked with such responsibilities as adopting regulations designed to carry out state…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Appoints Corcoran To Board Of Governors
As the Florida Department of Education seeks proposals from textbook companies to provide social-studies materials to schools, it is making clear concepts such as critical race theory and social justice should not be included. The department is accepting bids from companies through June 10 to…
Read More Florida Targets CRT In Social Studies Books