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School board candidates in Florida backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis were defeated Tuesday in several counties, results that opponents of the Republican say are a rebuke to his conservative education ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't on the ballot Tuesday — but his education agenda is. DeSantis is once again throwing his weight behind county school board candidates across the state. One board ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign to expand his conservative education agenda in Florida schools didn't quite go the way he wanted on Tuesday. Of the 23 school board candidates that DeSantis endorsed ...
In June 2021, DeSantis led an effort to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Florida public schools (though it had not been part of Florida's public school curriculum). He described critical race theory as "teaching kids to hate their country," mirroring a similar push by conservatives nationally. [173]
Florida lawmakers pushed through and passed a slew of education bills this Legislative Session that wrapped up Friday, underscoring Gov. DeSantis’ and Republican’s efforts to overhaul the ...
In June 2021, DeSantis led an effort to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Florida public schools (though it had not been part of Florida's public school curriculum). He described critical race theory as "teaching kids to hate their country", mirroring a similar push by conservatives nationally. [ 55 ]
Ron DeSantis ’ path to national prominence started in Florida’s classrooms, where he harnessed culture war passions and deployed them in education policies. In the name of “parental rights ...
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House of Representatives passed the Parental Rights in Education Act with 69 in favor and 47 against. [15] Commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, it prevents public schools from holding discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that lessons "may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...