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Florida approves NIL deals for high school athletes

High schools won’t be able to use promises of NIL deals to recruit players.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 24, 2024March 19, 2025

High schools won’t be able to use promises of NIL deals to recruit players.

Florida board of education replaces the word ‘gender’ with ‘sex,’ as state challenges new Title IX changes

Other changes to the bylaws approved Wednesday include allowing student-athletes to continue playing sports if they graduate early.

by Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida May 29, 2024September 8, 2024

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

by Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida January 18, 2024January 23, 2024

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.

by Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida July 19, 2023April 25, 2024

Jeb Bush disciple Tony Bennett is named new Florida Education Commissioner

by Mitch Perry December 12, 2012August 3, 2023