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In the process, the state is trampling on the speech of educators and students, further de-professionalizing Florida’s teachers, reinforcing inequity in our already unequal education system and ...
The big story: Several Florida mayors are taking a stance against the state government’s recent efforts to diminish LGBTQ+ student rights in schools. They have signed resolutions and ...
Sarasota District 1 School Board candidate Bridget Ziegler and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took the stage at the Sahib Shriner Event Center on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 as part of his Education ...
The big story: The State Board of Education dove headlong into Florida’s culture wars on Wednesday, setting rules for some of the more controversial laws the Legislature adopted in the spring ...
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 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 ...
Florida's education commissioner, Manny Diaz Jr., said during the board meeting in Orlando that the guidelines go in to the "tougher subjects" of slavery and racist violence, as appropriate by age.