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Florida lawmakers consider year-round school schedule for students | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 21, 2023

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click to enlarge A House panel on Tuesday supported launching a pilot program of year-round schools, with the plan’s sponsor suggesting it could help students...

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Florida House bill expands private school vouchers to all students, including home-schooled students | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 20, 2023

by News Editor 1March 20, 202306

click to enlarge The Republican-controlled House on Friday passed a measure that would make every Florida student eligible for taxpayer-backed school vouchers, as Democrats and...

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Florida House panel approves bill that would allow anyone to challenge books taught in schools | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 16, 2023

by News Editor 1March 16, 202307

click to enlarge Looking to build on a controversial 2022 law, a Florida House panel on Wednesday approved a bill that would bolster a process...

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Amendment to make school board races partisan could go to Florida voters in 2024 | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 15, 2023

by News Editor 1March 15, 202301

click to enlarge State of Florida Bill sponsor Spencer Roach (R-North Fort Myers) argued the proposal would give voters the most information possible about candidates....

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Florida bill that would eliminate DEI programs moves forward, despite student pleas | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 14, 2023

by News Editor 1March 14, 202304

click to enlarge Photo via Ron DeSantis/Twitter A controversial bill that would carry out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives...

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Bipartisan bill would set later start times at Florida public schools | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1March 9, 2023

by News Editor 1March 9, 202303

click to enlarge It’s a scenario that many families know all too well. Early each morning, parents struggle to rouse sleepy teenagers, get them in...

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United Faculty of Florida union pushes back on DeSantis’ latest battle against diversity initiatives | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1January 6, 2023

by News Editor 1January 6, 2023018

click to enlarge As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources...

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Florida HBCU uses religious exemption to disband faculty union | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1December 1, 2022

by News Editor 1December 1, 202208

click to enlarge Citing a religious exemption, Edward Waters University — a private, historically Black school in Jacksonville — has shut down its faculty union....

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Florida’s anti-CRT ‘Stop WOKE’ law blocked by federal judge | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1November 18, 2022

by News Editor 1November 18, 202203

click to enlarge photo courtesy Governor’s Press Office Calling the state’s approach “positively dystopian,” a federal judge on Thursday blocked a law championed by Gov....

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Florida Department of Education begins crafting standards around ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law | Florida News | Orlando

News Editor 1October 13, 2022

by News Editor 1October 13, 202203

click to enlarge Florida education officials are in the process of crafting wording key to carrying out a controversial new law that restricts instruction about...

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Florida lawmakers consider year-round school schedule for students | Florida News | Orlando

Florida House bill expands private school vouchers to all students, including home-schooled students | Florida News | Orlando

Florida House panel approves bill that would allow anyone to challenge books taught in schools | Florida News | Orlando

Amendment to make school board races partisan could go to Florida voters in 2024 | Florida News | Orlando

Florida bill that would eliminate DEI programs moves forward, despite student pleas | Florida News | Orlando

Bipartisan bill would set later start times at Florida public schools | Florida News | Orlando

United Faculty of Florida union pushes back on DeSantis’ latest battle against diversity initiatives | Florida News | Orlando

Florida HBCU uses religious exemption to disband faculty union | Florida News | Orlando

Florida’s anti-CRT ‘Stop WOKE’ law blocked by federal judge | Florida News | Orlando

Florida Department of Education begins crafting standards around ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law | Florida News | Orlando

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