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Pro-Palestine Florida State students demand changes from university leaders
The FSU chapter of Students for a Democratic Society demands university ‘cut all ties with the genocidal Israeli government’
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Powerful lobbying groups wrote new Florida bill that would allow teens to work dangerous jobs
Public records obtained by Orlando Weekly show the Associated Builders and Contractors and Florida Home Builders Association drafted legislation that was later filed by Republican state Sen. Corey Simon.
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University of Florida ordered to pay $372K in legal fees in professors’ free speech lawsuit
Judge Mark Walker issued a 35-page ruling that rejected arguments by the university that it should not have to cover the fees
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Florida Democrat files bill to block schools from teaching students slaves ‘benefited from slavery’
The bill was filed in response to a controversial part of African American history standards approved by the State Board of Education in July
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UCF students rally in Orlando against conservative crackdown on Florida universities
‘If (the proposed rule) is adopted, we’re not going to let it be adopted quietly,’ said one student organizer.
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Florida education officials now going after college sociology courses
State higher-education officials on Thursday moved toward making changes to ‘general education core courses’ at state universities
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Florida lawmakers will steer $35 million to Jewish schools, organizations amid Israel-Hamas war
The bills also would set aside $5 million for hardening materials or items, such as shatter-proof windows and security cameras
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New College of Florida students, faculty challenge state law that restricts topics about history and race
The 2023 law built on a controversial law 2022 statute that restricted the way race-related concepts can be taught in higher education
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Richard Corcoran to make up to $1.3 million per year as New College of Florida president
The deal also steers hundreds of thousands of dollars in deferred compensation and retention payments to Corcoran
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DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran chosen to be New College of Florida president
Since his installation as interim leader in February, Corcoran has overseen sweeping changes to the school
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‘My God made no mistakes’: Judge backs Florida teacher who refused to use student’s preferred pronouns
Miami-Dade County school district terminated the science teacher in 2020 after a complaint about the incident
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Florida approves UCF’s proposal to shut down three campuses
The South Orlando campus, UCF Leesburg campus and UCF Palm Bay campus will close
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University of Central Florida looks to shut down three campuses
The proposals involve the South Orlando Campus, the UCF Leesburg campus and the UCF Palm Bay campus
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Report shows nearly 123,000 Florida students received private school vouchers this year
A group that administers the programs says they will not bring an ‘exodus’ from public schools as critics have predicted
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Non-profit calls on Florida to release information on private schools accepting state vouchers
The Florida Policy Institute is seeking information about the taxpayer-funded vouchers and other details
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Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities
DeSantis and lawmakers ordered the surveys amid concerns about what they worried was anti-conservative sentiment on campuses
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Battle over Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ education law put on hold
The lawsuit alleges violation of First Amendment and equal-protection rights and of a federal law known as Title IX
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Central Florida school districts, including Orange, Lake, Seminole, Volusia, close ahead of Idalia
Volusia and Orange County anticipate resuming classes Thursday
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Stalled: Orange County school district reaches impasse with teachers union over salary talks, working conditions
The teachers union says they’re encouraging the district to come back to the table
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Florida adds more secrecy to university president searches with new NDA requirement
The state university system’s Board of Governors quietly added an extra layer of confidentiality in November