Government
Universal school choice two steps away in Florida(The Center Square) – All Florida K-12 students' opportunity for $8,000 education savings accounts is two steps away from becoming law.House Bill 1 next goes to the Republican-majority Senate. Read More
Culture, Public Education
House Republicans gather Florida parents’ input ahead of education bill voteMembers of the Republican House Education and Workforce Committee and House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee held a series of Friday roundtables with Florida parents to garner… Read More
Government
Florida House passes sweeping education savings account expansion bill(The Center Square) — The Florida House of Representatives passed a significant expansion of the state's education savings account program Friday.House Bill 1, authored by Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake… Read More
Culture
Biden’s education secretary charges ‘censorship’ after conspiring with DOJ to label parents as ‘domestic terrorists’The U.S. Secretary of Education has joined a Democrat chorus characterizing the removal of pornographic materials from libraries and schools as book banning and censorship.Miguel Cardona’s comments came… Read More
Culture
DeSantis says Florida became ‘refuge of sanity’ during COVID(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that Florida bucked the "COVID-19 orthodoxy" and instead utilized "commonsense policies to become a refuge of sanity."DeSantis took… Read More
Culture
Gratitude, prayer key to Keyontae Johnson’s second chance in college basketball and lifeAfter a near-death collapse on court and nearly two years away from college basketball, Keyontae Johnson is making the most of his second chance.The Kansas State Wildcats’ forward… Read More
Culture
Florida revokes liquor license from hotel that hosted drag show welcoming minorsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved to revoke a Miami hotel’s liquor license after it ignored warnings from the governor’s office not to allow children at a drag show… Read More
Public Education
Florida House committee approves ‘Teacher Bill of Rights,’ limiting school administrators’ power(The Center Square) — The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved three bills that are designed to reform the Sunshine State’s civil litigation system.House Bill 1035, also known… Read More
Culture
A Soros-funded organization is helping a student group defy DeSantis’ higher education reform(Daily Caller) – A network funded by philanthropist George Soros is working with a coalition of students, parents, alumni and allies intent on defying reforms pushed by Republican Florida… Read More
Government
Part-time enrollment in Florida could give families even more options for educationFlorida students could soon benefit from the option to attend a blend of classes in public schools, homeschools and specialized schools as a part of their weekly schedule.Called… Read More
Culture, Public Education
DeSantis targets media hypocrisy over its ‘book ban’ allegationsDisputing the media’s claims that he wants to “ban” books, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a video presentation of specific examples of the books being removed from schools.Then, seemingly… Read More
Government
Florida lawmakers to tackle school choice expansion in new session(The Center Square) – Florida’s Legislature will be serving up a smorgasbord of issues during the upcoming 60-day regular session that begins on Tuesday.Gov. Ron DeSantis has said… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida parents’ rights bill would dash ‘pick-your-own pronouns fantasy’ in schoolsTwo Florida state representatives proposed a bill on Tuesday that would expand Florida’s current Parental Rights in Education law.Rep. Adam Anderson, R-Tarpon Springs, and Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida school board removes sexually explicit books from school librariesA Florida school district voted to remove three sexually themed books from its school libraries, in accordance with Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law.The controversy centered around And… Read More
Government
Florida House committee approves bill that would expand state’s ESA program(The Center Square) – The Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 signed off on a bill that would expand the state’s education savings account program on Thursday.State Rep. Read More
Government
Florida Senate Education Committee approves school choice bill(The Center Square) – The Florida Senate Education Committee approved a bill that will further expand education choice in the Sunshine State on Tuesday.Education Committee Chairman Corey Simon,… Read More
Culture
Rufo releases guide for lawmakers on how to deal with gender in schools(The Center Square) – Christopher Rufo broke a story in 2022 about gender activists at Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospitals and public-school administrators collaborating to provide sexually explicit material and… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher uses young students in TikTok videos with woke messagesSome are calling for a Florida teacher’s resignation after he posted videos mocking the removal of inappropriate books from schools, forcing students to participate. In the video, the… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis’ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Here’s howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies.DEI has a chilling effect… Read More
Government
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) – HB 1 no longer stands alone.State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on Friday filed SB 202, a companion bill that… Read More