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By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate is poised to consider a controversial measure that would prohibit school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grade levels, as one Republican called on lawmakers to “soften” the bill when it is heard on the Senate floor. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the bill […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated Friday he does not support a House proposal that would shift $200 million away from 12 school districts that required students to wear masks last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House included the proposal in a budget plan that it will take up during a floor session Tuesday. The proposal […]
When COVID-19 caused the cancellation of state assessments in 2020, it created a rare opportunity to re-evaluate what parts of our public education system were working and which needed changes. Without state test results, school districts didn’t know what knowledge students had acquired and where educators would need to support students in the next academic […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is standing firmly with parental choice and free speech after the Biden Administration announced that they were mobilizing the FBI to investigate, and possibly label some parents as 'domestic terrorists' for voicing their opposition against mask mandates and the controversial critical race theory that many school districts are "indoctrinating" children with. […]
As the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) has been enjoying a political high as her poll numbers just surpassed former governor and US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) in the Democrat primary race for governor. However, Fried's inconsistent mask policy might cost her some points in the highly anticipated gubernatorial […]
First Lady Jill Biden (D) joined American Federation of Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten for a conference, voicing her support for Critical Race Theory and pushing back against Florida’s opposition.
Less than a week after the Hillsborough County School Board inexplicably struck down the renewal contracts for 4 charter schools, and refused to grant contracts to two other schools, the Florida Department of Education headed up by Commissioner Richard Corcoran, has threatened legal action against the school board for potentially breaking of Florida statute.
When the Hillsborough County School Board recently voted unanimously to deny the renewal contracts of four private charter schools, which are situated in heavily-populated minority communities, it left parents wondering why the board decided to break from the history of accepting charter schools into the school district.
With millions of Americans having received the COVID-19 vaccination, cases of the deadly virus have diminished so much that the Biden administration and state and local officials have begun to reign in restrictions, including mask mandates.
Representative Dan Daley (D-97) has been a champion of children's safety ever since the tragic Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting occurred 3 years ago.
During what is hopefully the beginning of the end of COVID-19, the question of opening schools around the country has already been the subject of many political talking points. In some states, it's been the issue that matters to most parents.
Earlier this month, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) introduced a bill aiming to get students back to receiving in-person classes. The Put Students First Act of 2021, would "prohibit federal funding to schools that do not provide an in-person learning option by April 30, 2021.” Amidst a growing number of COVID-19 cases that have even caused President Joe Biden (D)...
TALLAHASSEE--During a live address to Floridians about the reopening of schools this August, Gov. DeSantis (R) reassured them that things would “get better when it comes to the coronavirus” and that as a “fellow parent” himself, he could understand the pressure parents were under because of school closings.