Tag : education

Florida bans AP Psychology in schools over gender identity, sexual orientation content | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Florida’s restrictions on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity have “effectively banned” an Advanced Placement psychology…

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Orange County School Board approves new policy to completely ban cell phone use in schools | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Orange County students will not be allowed to use cell phones during the school day, including during…

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Kamala Harris refuses ‘unnecessary debate’ with DeSantis on whether slaves benefited from slavery | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Kamala Harris/Twitter Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation by Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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Muslim advocacy group urges Florida to reject PragerU content in schools | Florida News | Orlando

Screengrab via PragerU.com An organization that advocates for Florida’s Muslim community is calling on state education officials to reverse course…

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Florida Black lawmakers press state to change new school curriculum that says slaves benefited from slavery | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Gov. Ron DeSantis/Twitter Members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus are asking state education officials…

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‘Marxist studies, that’s not a loss for Florida’: DeSantis shrugs off high faculty turnover at New College | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Gov. Ron DeSantis/Twitter Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday shrugged off recent reports about high faculty…

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Florida approves PragerU’s conservative ‘curriculum’ to be used in schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Image via DennisPrager.com State education officials have approved content from the conservative nonprofit PragerU to be shown…

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What do Florida’s new ‘whitewashed’ Black history standards mean for the state of education? | Florida News | Orlando

Photo via Ron DeSantis/Twitter The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new standards for the teaching of African American…

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Florida education board approves new rules on bathroom use and preferred pronouns in public schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes to a rule to help carry out a…

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Florida Board of Education approves Black history curriculum that says slaves benefitted from slavery | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Colin Hackley/News Service of Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. defended new African American history…

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