UCF faculty, students rally in support of faculty’s contribution to student success amid salary dispute

The university has been criticized by students and faculty for not offering across-the-board raises for faculty this year.

by McKenna Schueler April 18, 2024June 26, 2025

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Florida Democrats now running billboards to recruit candidates for state office

The party is looking for candidates to compete against Republicans in four state Senate district races and three congressional contests

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix April 17, 2024September 26, 2024

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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill requiring lessons on communism starting in kindergarten

‘We’re going to tell the truth about the evils of communism’

by Ryan Dailey, NSF April 17, 2024February 13, 2025

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DeSantis signs Florida education reform bill that limits school book challenges

More than 1,200 objections were filed to school-library books and other materials last school year

by Ryan Dailey, NSF April 16, 2024March 24, 2025

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Florida Gov. DeSantis says he’ll sign bill to restrict challenges to school books by nonparents

‘It is done intentionally, and it is part of an agenda, and that’s wrong,’ DeSantis said during a news conference

by Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix April 16, 2024March 8, 2025

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Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan

Along with Florida, the other states that filed the lawsuit are Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Ohio and Oklahoma

by News Service of Florida April 10, 2024June 12, 2024

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Federal judge blocks Florida’s pronoun restriction law for teachers

The challenge alleged the law violates the teachers’ First Amendment rights and runs afoul of a federal civil-rights law

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida April 10, 2024July 29, 2024

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Orange County teachers, school staff approve new union contract in nearly unanimous vote

The agreement, negotiated over a number of months, provides teacher raises of 8 to 10 percent for most

by McKenna Schueler April 2, 2024April 6, 2025

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Federal judge will decide on Florida law restricting teacher pronoun use

The challenge alleges the law violates the teachers’ First Amendment rights and runs afoul of a federal civil-rights law

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida March 29, 2024July 26, 2025

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Lawsuit challenges Florida law that restricts employment of Chinese faculty at public universities

The challenge alleges, in part, that the law is unconstitutional because it is trumped by federal immigration laws

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida March 26, 2024April 26, 2025

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Settlement in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit allows talk of gender identity, sexual orientation

LGBTQ-advocacy group Equality Florida described the settlement as ‘historic’

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida March 12, 2024March 12, 2025

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Orange County school district agrees to delay health insurance hikes, raise pay for school staff

The district reached a tentative agreement with the local teachers’ union after a nearly nine-hour public hearing Tuesday

by McKenna Schueler March 6, 2024December 4, 2024

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Florida wants to limit book objections from people who don’t have kids in school

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said some Floridians have gone ‘overboard’ with filing the challenges

by Ryan Dailey, NSF March 6, 2024May 11, 2024

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Florida Senate passes proposal to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism

The bill would need approval from the House before it could go to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis

by News Service of Florida March 4, 2024July 27, 2024

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Orange County school board and teachers’ union spar over start time for impasse hearing on health insurance rate hike

The board says teachers won’t be able to talk during the hearing anyway, while the union argues that teachers still deserve the right to be there

by McKenna Schueler February 29, 2024June 10, 2025

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Florida Senate passes bill to provide college tuition to high school dropouts

The program would waive ‘100 percent of the registration, tuition, laboratory, and examination’ fees at state colleges

by Ryan Dailey, NSF February 29, 2024March 27, 2025

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Florida bill to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism heads to full Senate

‘This is not an indoctrination attempt,’ Collins said

by News Service of Florida February 28, 2024April 9, 2025

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Florida House approves bill to proposal to allow chaplains in schools

Critics say the bill is unconstitutional

by Ryan Dailey, NSF February 23, 2024November 25, 2024

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Florida bill to teach kindergarteners about threats of communism gets Senate approval

The bill would require schools to teach the history of communism in all grades starting in the 2026-2027 school year

by Ryan Dailey, NSF February 21, 2024December 23, 2024

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Gov. DeSantis wants to limit ‘bad-faith objections’ to Florida school books

‘If you’re somebody who doesn’t have a kid in schools and you’re going to object to 100 books — no, I don’t think that that’s appropriate,’ DeSantis said

by News Service of Florida February 16, 2024August 31, 2024

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UCF faculty, students rally in support of faculty’s contribution to student success amid salary dispute

Florida Democrats now running billboards to recruit candidates for state office

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill requiring lessons on communism starting in kindergarten

DeSantis signs Florida education reform bill that limits school book challenges

Florida Gov. DeSantis says he’ll sign bill to restrict challenges to school books by nonparents

Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden’s student-debt forgiveness plan

Federal judge blocks Florida’s pronoun restriction law for teachers

Orange County teachers, school staff approve new union contract in nearly unanimous vote

Federal judge will decide on Florida law restricting teacher pronoun use

Lawsuit challenges Florida law that restricts employment of Chinese faculty at public universities

Settlement in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit allows talk of gender identity, sexual orientation

Orange County school district agrees to delay health insurance hikes, raise pay for school staff

Florida wants to limit book objections from people who don’t have kids in school

Florida Senate passes proposal to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism

Orange County school board and teachers’ union spar over start time for impasse hearing on health insurance rate hike

Florida Senate passes bill to provide college tuition to high school dropouts

Florida bill to teach kindergarteners about threat of communism heads to full Senate

Florida House approves bill to proposal to allow chaplains in schools

Florida bill to teach kindergarteners about threats of communism gets Senate approval

Gov. DeSantis wants to limit ‘bad-faith objections’ to Florida school books