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Florida Virtual School pauses hiring amid drop in course completion numbers
The completion of courses is a key metric for the school, which only gets paid if students finish online classes
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Controversial ‘culture war’ measures teed up for Florida classrooms
The department is slated on June 9 to hold a series of online rule-development workshops that would help implement the new laws
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Florida will publish annual list of school library books banned or challenged
The board’s chairman said the move will ‘provide transparency for our families’
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Experts worry about costs and challenges of Florida’s new law that pushes back school start times
The later start times could force Orange and other large districts to purchase more school buses and hire more bus drivers
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill to defund diversity programs at Florida colleges
Schools also will not be able to spend money on programs or activities that ‘promote or engage in political or social activism’
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to ban students from using phones and TikTok in schools
The law will take effect in July
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Florida bill that expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law heads to Gov. DeSantis
The measure would bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade
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Florida bill to impose eight-year term limits on school-board members heads to Gov. DeSantis
Monday’s approval came during a legislative session that has included lawmakers pursuing various other changes dealing with school boards
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Floria education officials target Leon County superintendent for opposing Gov. DeSantis
The superintendent said in a statement it’s a ‘sad day for democracy in Florida.’
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Florida House passes bill to change rules around free speech on campuses
Supporters say it would bolster free speech but critics argue it could have unintended consequences
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‘Racist at its core’: Bill targeting college diversity, equity, inclusion programs backed by Florida Senate panel
‘SB 266 will lead to diminished educational quality.’
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Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law expanded through all grades in public schools
The rule requires that teachers shall not ‘intentionally provide’ instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity through 12th grade
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Florida proposal would require school districts to share local property-tax revenue with charter schools
‘This really is about the businesses, the contracts, the leases for these buildings.’
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Florida Senate backs controversial higher-ed bill, with changes to hiring and curriculum requirements
Senate Democrats criticized the proposed curriculum-related issues in the bill
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Florida Republicans want to ban businesses from requiring masks or COVID-19 tests
The measure’s sponsor has called such mandates ‘discriminatory practices’
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Florida House votes to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, ban preferred pronouns in schools
The expansion would prevent instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade
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Florida’s constitutional carry gun law gets final approval, heads to Gov. DeSantis
The bill would allow people to carry concealed weapons without having to meet requirements such as firearms training and background screening
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill to expand school voucher program to all Florida students
The bill will make every Florida student eligible to receive vouchers and eliminates current income-eligibility requirements
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Florida House passes constitutional carry gun bill
The measure would end a decades-old requirement for background checks and training to carry guns
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Florida lawmakers pass taxpayer-backed voucher expansion to all students
“This is going to be corporate welfare for parents who are already paying for private schools.”