Tag : education

Florida Gov. DeSantis approves later start times for middle and high school students | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will lead to many high-school students having later…

12 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to ban students from using phones and TikTok in schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Ron DeSantis/Facebook Saying that social media does “more harm than good,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on…

12 months ago

Florida legislators approve later start times for middle, high school students | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge The Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would lead to many high-school…

12 months ago

Florida bill that expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law heads to Gov. DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Matt Keller Lehman In one of the most-controversial education issues of the 2023 legislative session,…

12 months ago

Florida bill to impose eight-year term limits on school-board members heads to Gov. DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge The Florida Senate on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would impose eight-year term limits…

12 months ago

Floria education officials target Leon County superintendent for opposing Gov. DeSantis | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Image via Leon County Schools Leon County Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna is pushing back against an…

1 year ago

Florida House passes bill to change rules around free speech on campuses | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Image via Colin Hackley/NSF Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, is sponsoring a bill that would place…

1 year ago

Florida House to vote on bill that would ban ‘political loyalty tests’ in higher education | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Deanna Ferrante Students at the University of Central Florida in Orlando joined a statewide walkout…

1 year ago

Behind the scenes of Florida’s efforts to purge schools of books deemed improper | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Children's books line the shelves at an Alachua County library branch in Gainesville, Fla. Friday, April 21,…

1 year ago

‘Racist at its core’: Bill targeting college diversity, equity, inclusion programs backed by Florida Senate panel | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Image via NSF Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, is sponsoring a bill that would make controversial changes…

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