Triumph Gulf Coast earlier this month surpassed the milestone of distributing more than $550 million in grant awards stemming from the BP oil spill settlement, with much of the funding going toward schools in an effort to boost the North Florida region’s local workforce. The…
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Florida’s public school students of all ages are in line to get lessons about the history of communism and could get programs and services from volunteer chaplains, under bills signed by DeSantis this week. The change that will go into effect first will involve chaplains…
Read More Florida School Anti-Communist Education Backed And Signed By DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a measure that will authorize school districts to allow volunteer school chaplains to provide services to students, amid opposition from the American Civil Liberties Union. Speaking at a high school in Osceola County alongside Republican allies and a…
Read More Amid ACLU Opposition, Florida Gov. DeSantis Ok’s Volunteer School Chaplains For Students Flanked by veterans who served in the Bay of Pigs invasion, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a measure that will lead to the history of communism being taught in grades as low as kindergarten. The governor, standing behind a placard that read “anti-communism education,”…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Communism History Bill
The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees on Monday chose Devin Stephenson to become the school’s second president, succeeding Randy Avent who is slated to step down in July. Stephenson, who is president of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, was selected in a 7-6…
Read More Stephenson Picked For Florida Polytechnic University President
A federal judge last week rejected arguments by the state that a law restricting teachers’ use of their preferred pronouns is a “pedagogical” decision and blocked enforcement of the measure against one educator, saying it violates the First Amendment. The controversial 2023 law restricted educators’…
Read More Federal Judge Blocks Florida Teacher Pronoun Law, Calling It A “Pedagogical” Decision
New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran will receive $200,000 in incentive pay after the school’s Board of Trustees on Thursday signed off on a performance evaluation and releasing the money. Corcoran has led New College since February 2023, initially on an interim basis amid…
Read More New College Of Florida President Corcoran To Get $200K In Incentive Pay
Florida State University is in line to receive up to $98.5 million to construct aerospace and advanced manufacturing facilities in Panama City, under a contract approved Wednesday by the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors. In November, the board voted to negotiate terms and a…
Read More BP Money Goes To New Florida State University Facilities In Panhandle
Two major Florida Supreme Court decisions didn’t come down this week as many expected, but the court on Thursday evening issued an announcement that the opinions are likely to be published next week — on the deadline that they’re due. Justices appear poised Monday afternoon…
Read More Two Major Florida Supreme Court Decisions Expected Monday
Last week brought another settlement between DeSantis’ administration and a courtroom foe, leading to the governor declaring victory. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District reached a legal settlement Wednesday that ended an Orange County circuit-court lawsuit. The lawsuit came…
Read More Walt Disney Parks And Florida Gov. DeSantis ‘Settle Down’