Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday tapped former state education commissioner Richard Corcoran to serve on the state university system’s Board of Governors. The Board of Governors oversees Florida’s 12 state universities and is tasked with such responsibilities as adopting regulations designed to carry out state…
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As the Florida Department of Education seeks proposals from textbook companies to provide social-studies materials to schools, it is making clear concepts such as critical race theory and social justice should not be included. The department is accepting bids from companies through June 10 to…
Read More Florida Targets CRT In Social Studies Books
Calling it a “blockbuster day for freedom,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that will require public-school students to observe “Victims of Communism Day” on Nov. 7 each year. The new law, which went into effect immediately, describes the day as being geared…
Read More Education: Florida Law To Require Lessons On Victims Of Communism
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision ignited a sense of urgency Tuesday among Florida Democrats while drawing praise from Republicans. Authored by Justice Samuel Alito, Jr. and supported by other members of the conservative…
Read More SCOTUS Roe V. Wade Draft Ruling Ratchets Up Florida Debate
Following through on a recommendation from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education on Friday appointed Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Florida’s next education commissioner. Diaz, a Hialeah Republican, will replace Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who is stepping down effective Sunday. Diaz will assume the…
Read More Sen. Manny Diaz Appointed Florida Education Commissioner
Saying organizations that accredit colleges and universities have an “inordinate amount of power,” Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will force schools to periodically change accreditors. The measure (SB 7044) also significantly changes the process of reviewing professors’ tenure, a provision that has…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Higher-Ed Accreditation, Tenure Changes
Little more than a month after lawmakers left Tallahassee, they’ll be back Tuesday for a special session to pass a congressional redistricting plan. DeSantis vetoed a congressional map approved during the regular session that ended March 14, triggering the need for a special session as…
Read More Florida Redistricting Fights Refueled After DeSantis’ Proposed Map
Saying that foster children in Florida “deserve an opportunity,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will increase payments to caregivers and provide foster parents with money for child-care programs. The measure (SB 7034) was approved by lawmakers during the legislative session that…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill To Bolster Foster Care
Surveys aimed at gauging “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses are on track to go out to students and employees Monday, after a federal judge refused to block the state from distributing the questionnaires. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on…
Read More Judge Refuses To Block Florida ‘Intellectual Freedom’ Surveys
Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students, and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that includes barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades. The lawsuit, filed in the federal…
Read More Florida Advocacy Group, Parents, And A Teacher File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Parental Rights Bill