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New proposals target TikTok, adult performances and preferred names at Florida schools
Some of the proposed rules stem from controversial new state laws set to go into effect Saturday
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Out-of-state students at Florida universities could soon pay higher tuition costs
Presidents and trustee chairs of all 12 state universities co-signed a letter endorsing the idea of an out-of-state tuition hike
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Authors and parents sue Lake County Schools over banned book about penguin family
‘Tango Makes Three’ is a picture book about a penguin family with two fathers
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill to establish state-run ‘competitive’ school in Florida
The school could start admitting students as early as the 2024-2025 academic year
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Florida universities weigh risks, benefits of artificial intelligence in higher ed
“This is an important new technology. It will totally disrupt higher education.”
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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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Seminole County school offers to reprint yearbook without LGBTQ+ pages after parents complain
The pages feature photos of the school’s gay Straight Alliance club and definitions of LGBTQ+ terms
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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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Florida school bans Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem after parent complains of ‘hate messages’
The parent attributed ‘The Hill We Climb’ to Oprah Winfrey
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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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Florida’s Board of Education will consider publishing an annual list of banned library books
The proposed rule lays out a process for districts to report materials ‘subject to an objection by a parent or resident’ of school districts
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Some New College of Florida students feel ‘trapped’ in DeSantis’ ‘hostile takeover’ of their school
Students held an alternate commencement rather than listen to the administration’s choice of speaker, a former Trump adviser
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Florida teacher faces investigation after she showed class Disney movie with gay character
‘Strange World’ is Disney’s first and only movie with an openly gay character
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Orange County school board reluctantly approves book ban policies, with hands tied by the state
The district’s general counsel confirmed in an Orlando meeting they’ll have to revise their policies, thanks to new law that makes it easier to challenge books in schools
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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 approves later start times for middle and high school students
The start times will be required to take effect by July 2026, giving school districts three years to develop plans
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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 legislators approve later start times for middle, high school students
The changes would have to go into effect by July 2026
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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