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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
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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
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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
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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
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Florida bill would give college aid to people who have dropped out of high school
Colleges and career centers would be required to waive 100 percent of registration, tuition, laboratory and exam fees
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Florida school book bans could cost $100 under new bill
School districts would have to return money to people if their objections are upheld
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Florida Board of Education targets college DEI programs and sociology classes
Gov. DeSantis has made fighting against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives a pillar of his education agenda
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Florida lawmakers push to remove language saying slaves benefitted from slavery from state curriculum
‘It was torture. Young people need to know that was not true.’
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Florida Republican files bill to allow chaplains in schools
Parents would have to give written consent for their children to receive services from chaplains
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UF professor opines Florida’s new anti-DEI law is behind the push to drop sociology from schools
Senate Bill 266 forbids institutions of higher education from spending state funds on diversity and equity programs, while the study of society inevitably touches on those topics
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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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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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‘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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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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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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Judge throws out challenge to Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ education law, again
For the second time in less than a year, a judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the 2022 state law
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New College eyeballs new president finalists, starts erasing gender-studies program
Corcoran touted a five-year business plan, new athletic programs, a new logo and mascot, and other bro-friendly ideas
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Florida school districts grapple with uncertainty surrounding AP Psych course
The issue poses a potential minefield for teachers trying to prepare students for college, follow course curriculums and obey state laws
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Lake County says ‘And Tango Makes Three’ is no longer banned from schools, wants lawsuit tossed out
The lawsuit alleges the district violated First Amendment rights when it removed the book, which is about a penguin family