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Florida AG will now ‘aggressively enforce’ social media ban on minors
Social media platforms, upon notification from a minor’s parent, must terminate a minor’s account, the law requires.
Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix
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‘Myriad of accountability problems’: Florida Senate plans to clean up school voucher system shortfalls
An audit found “funding did not follow the child” to private schools or homeschool
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Florida lawmakers wary about adoption of Heritage Foundation pledge
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank that authored Project 2025
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Florida lawmakers offer safety plan for students with autism
The bills requires schools to create plans and assign personnel to address situations in which students with autism wander from safe areas
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Here’s why UCF is most efficient university in Florida, according to DOGE audit
The report found that UCF, the school with the largest enrollment, had the lowest cost to produce a degree from start to finish.
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Florida AG announces criminal investigation into video game Roblox
‘Investigations have revealed that sexual predators are using Roblox to access, communicate with, and groom minors’
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Florida AG James Uthmeier alleges Roku sold kids’ information
He believes the data includes ‘online preferences and behaviors of kids, videos and images that they might use online, even their location’
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Florida teachers would have to take constitutional oath under new bill
The language is similar to oaths taken by lawyers, doctors, and public officials
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Florida’s first public school chaplain wrote a song for Charlie Kirk, preaches Trump support
The Rev. Jack Martin insists politics won’t interfere with his volunteer school service
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Florida students can now win a Charlie Kirk debate trophy
The top student debaters in the state will hoist a trophy named for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk
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Florida teachers now must self-report certain arrests to their schools
Previously, teachers were required to self-report arrests or charges related only to the abuse of a child or sale or possession of controlled substances
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‘Violent extremism’ the focus of Florida AG’s new tip line
The portal allows people to submit screenshots, videos, or other evidence of threatened violence to Uthmeier’s office
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Retired Florida professor loses emeritus status after Charlie Kirk post
The rescinded status follows warnings from the state promising accountability for educators ‘celebrating or excusing campus violence’
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Gov. DeSantis, Florida leaders respond to Charlie Kirk shooting
Political leaders urged people to pray following news that the conservative commentator was shot to death
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Florida rent shot up by nearly 40% from 2019 to 2023, report says
‘Florida’s strong population growth has collided with limited housing supply, pushing rents beyond what many families can afford.’
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Nearly a third of Florida professors looking for work in different state
Faculty cited state policy on tenure, elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and the cost of living
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DeSantis says Florida’s looking into third immigrant detention facility, ‘Panhandle Pokey’
‘There’s a demand to have way more than just Alligator Alcatraz,’ he said
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Florida Supreme Court won’t take up Trump’s lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize Board
Pulitzer attorneys asked to shelve the dispute at least until Trump leaves office
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Florida’s immigration crackdown now targeting non-domiciled drivers
Driver’s licenses from ‘sanctuary states’ ‘are no good here,’ Uthmeier said
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DeSantis says Florida is suing textbook publishers for ‘systematically overcharging’ schools
DeSantis alleged at least 5,900 instances of overcharges, saying civil penalties could amount to as much as $60.5 million between both publishers