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At Florida State University, at least 432 courses from the college's general education curriculum were removed in part because of the rules, according to meeting minutes from the Board of Trustees.
The University of Florida, Florida State University and Florida International University are among the universities affected by the decision, which came after Florida’s Board of Education last ...
Marcus Bright is the author of two books and has spoken across the country on topics related to public policy, education, and social justice. He lives in South Florida and works in Miami-Dade County.-
In 2021 the Florida Board of Education prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project in public schools. [1]In April 2023, the Board of Education extended the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, often called the "Don't Say Gay" Act, from covering kindergarten to third grade students into covering the entire range of kindergarten to twelfth grade.
On Friday, April 21, hundreds of high school and college students throughout Florida are walking out of classrooms to protest Governor Ron DeSantis and his education policies.
In 2010, the Florida Legislature created the Preeminent State Research University program and set 12 benchmarks to define these schools, which are awarded more state funding for research. 11 of the 12 benchmarks must be met for a school to be classified as Preeminent by the Board of Governors.
Thompson charged that the group placed "homosexual-education tapes" in public schools. Switchboard responded by getting the Supreme Court of Florida to order that he submit to a psychiatric examination. Thompson did so and passed. Thompson has since stated that he is "the only officially certified sane lawyer in the entire state of Florida". [20]
Preventing the state’s 12 colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, making it harder for professors to hold onto tenure and giving university ...