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Florida Board of Education takes aim at college DEI programs and sociology classes
The rules stem from a law (SB 266) approved in May by the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Florida measure to curb minors’ social media use passes subcommittee
The bill would prohibit social-media companies from allowing minors under the age of 16 to create new accounts on the platforms.
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‘There was nothing fresh. That was surprising to me.’ Tampa Democrat responds to DeSantis’ State of the State
DeSantis, who has spent much of his time in Iowa trying to sway voters in his campaign for president, made a pitstop in the Florida Capitol.
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Florida lawmakers want tougher regulations for artificial intelligence use
Not everyone agrees, however, that AI should be regulated at the state level.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ proposed 2024 budget includes $1 million for FSU to sue over playoff snub
The $114.4 billion budget also includes a variety of tax cuts.
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Florida Education officials are now going after college sociology courses
The Principles of Sociology class, which still would be available to students, would no longer count toward fulfilling required social-science coursework.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody targets Meta over negative impacts on kids
The 38-page lawsuit contends that Meta has violated a law known as the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran set to make $1.3 million per year as New College of Florida president
Christaldi noted that “there’s been public comment” equating New College’s size to that of a high school.
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DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran selected as new president of New College of Florida
“Clearly, his strengths lie in his political connections…”
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Planned overhaul of New College of Florida is ‘not financially viable,’ says review
The review of the business plan came as the New College Board of Trustees is expected Tuesday to choose a new president.
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Report shows over 120,000 new Florida students received private school vouchers this year
According to Step Up for Students, 15,097 homeschooled students have enrolled in the new program.
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In the wake of Hurricane Idalia, a long recovery begins in Florida’s rural Taylor County
“As bad as it is, it still ain’t as bad as it could have been.”
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With new NDA requirement, Florida quietly adds more secrecy to university president searches
The issue of non-disclosure agreements in presidential searches erupted last week, amid a dust-up between leaders of Florida Atlantic University’s Board of Trustees.
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Professors and students at New College of Florida file federal lawsuit alleging state law is censoring courses
“The state of Florida leads the country in efforts to censor academic freedom and instruction in its college classrooms,” the lawsuit said.
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‘A political hit job’: Florida Dems, elected officials denounce DeSantis’ suspension of state attorney Monique Worrell
“I am your duly elected state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit, and nothing done by a weak dictator can change that,” Worrell said.
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Florida bans AP psychology courses over gender identity, sexual orientation, says College Board
“The state has said districts are free to teach AP Psychology only if it excludes any mention of these essential topics,” the College Board said.
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Florida education board approves Black history curriculum that says slaves benefited from slavery
“It’s inaccurate and a scary standard for us to establish in our educational curriculum,” Eskamani said.
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New College of Florida wants $2 million for ‘Freedom Institute’ to battle ‘cancel culture’
The bulk of the $2 million request — $1,755,000 — would go toward hiring “scholars to work and teach” on the New College campus.
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Florida education department targets TikTok, ‘adult live performances’ at schools
Some of the proposed rules stem from controversial new state laws set to go into effect Saturday.
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Florida’s out-of-state students could soon be paying higher tuition costs
The universities are asking that each school have leeway to set tuition increases.