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Cool Zoo Wildlife Center to bring animal encounters to I-Drive
Guests can get up close to animals and learn about conservation
By Bellanee Plaza
Tags: Things to Do, Cool Zoo Wildlife Center, Cool Zoo, I-Drive, wildlife, education, Orlando zoo, Orlando animals, Orlando things to do
United Faculty of Florida union pushes back on DeSantis' latest battle against diversity initiatives
‘A man who will silence those with whom he disagrees — in the classroom and beyond — will one day find a reason to silence you as well’
By Ryan Dailey, NSF
Tags: Florida News, education, diversity, DeSantis, Stop WOKE
Florida HBCU uses religious exemption to disband faculty union
Edward Waters University is named after a prominent African American labor leader.
By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
Tags: Florida News, labor, unions, education
Florida's anti-CRT 'Stop WOKE' law blocked by federal judge
By Alex Galbraith
Tags: Florida News, Florida, Ron DeSantis, Stop WOKE Act, Critical Race Theory, education
Florida Department of Education begins crafting standards around 'Don't Say Gay' law
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida, Don't Say Gay, education, schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants more cops in schools (as teachers)
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Florida, education, cops, Slideshow
Florida Education Commissioner instructs schools to ignore federal guidelines on gender identity
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, LGBTQ+, Florida, Manny Diaz, Education, Don't Say Gay, gender identity, trans rights, transgender, LGBTQ, Slideshow
Orange County Public Schools names Dr. Maria Vazquez as new superintendent
By Maitane Orue
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orange County Public Schools, OCPS, Students, Public Schools, Education, Orlando, Superintendent, Maria Vazquez
Florida is firing back against a lawsuit attempting to block DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Lawyers argued that DeSantis and other Republican leaders ‘banned ... opinions about race that stuck in their craw.’
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, woke, racism, discrimination, education, CRT, schools, employee training
Florida's anti-CRT 'Stop WOKE' Act faces lawsuit immediately after being signed into law
Tags: Florida News, Florida, Ron DeSantis, Stop WOKE Act, Critical race theory, education, public schools, Slideshow
Gov. Ron DeSantis taps Manny Diaz, Jr. for new Department of Education head
Tags: Florida News, Manny Diaz Jr, Ron DeSantis, Florida, education, Slideshow
Bill opening school library books, curriculum up to public scrutiny heads to Gov. DeSantis
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, Ron DeSantis, public schools, schools, education, libraries, censorship
Florida legislators move from stick to carrot with plan to pull $200 million from school districts that enforced mask mandates
By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, Public schools, schools, education, COVID-19, coronavirus, Ron DeSantis, OCPS, Orange County
Florida Legislature looks at ways to fill more than 4,000 statewide teacher vacancies
Tags: Orlando Area News, Bloggytown, Florida, teacher vacancies, public schools, education, labor, legislature, Slideshow
Orlando attraction Gatorland hosts 'Crocfest' fundraising event in December
By Matthew Moyer
Tags: The Gist, Gatorland, Crocfest, Orladno, Attraction, Crocodiles, Crocs, Preservation, Education
University of Florida backs off from attempt to control professors' freedom to testify
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida, Gainesville, education, First Amendment, Gators, voting rights
Castro lives rent-free in Florida lawmakers' heads, and they want to pass that on to your kids
Florida Republicans continue to focus on solving nonexistent problems
Tags: Bloggytown, communism, florida, education, shibboleths, boogeymen
Unitarian group will teach Florida students about ‘Forbidden Critical Race Theory’ for free next month
By Justin Garcia
Tags: Bloggytown, Critical Race Theory, education, TikTok
Florida Department of Education considers adding military hero worship to state civics courses
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida, education, propaganda, civics, Ron DeSantis
Florida Dept. of Education blames bank after teachers' bonus checks bounce
Tags: Bloggytown, education, bonuses, teachers, rubber checks, trumpian moments
U.S. Department of Education joins in Florida's school mask mandate fight
Tags: Bloggytown, Florida, public schools, education, masks, mask mandates, COVID-19, coronavirus
Florida Board of Education approves new curriculum touting 'American exceptionalism'
Tags: Bloggytown, Ron DeSantis, Florida, education, public schools
Florida Board of Education to weigh DeSantis-backed changes to civics education
Tags: Bloggytown, Ron DeSantis, Florida, education, civics, GOP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs controversial school vouchers bill, pushing more state money into private education
By Tom Urban and Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Bloggytown, school, education, Florida, Ron DeSantis, public school, private school, vouchers
Florida lawmakers cut, restrict college scholarships, grants but bulk of Bright Futures remains intact
Tags: Bloggytown, Bright Futures, Dennis Baxley, scholarships, college, education, Florida, Florida legislature
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Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says
By Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
'It's unjust': Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat safety and wage laws
By McKenna Schueler
The Hammered Lamb faces business hit after Orlando Sentinel shares incorrect health inspection data
By Chloe Greenberg
The castle-like remains of an eccentric scholar's unfinished artist sanctuary is now on the market in Florida. Located in Monticello, near Tallahassee,…
By Colin Wolf
It was a gorgeous day of "music, art and freedom" when the Florida Groves Festival returned to the Orlando Amphitheater at the…
By Matt Keller Lehman
A mid-century modern gem has just hit the market in Orlando. The residence, located at 1928 Monterey Ave. near the Country Club of…
Orlandoans turned out in force for the Yes on 4 Campaign Launch and rally this weekend. The afternoon event at Lake Eola…
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