Miami school requires parental consent for kids to hear Black author’s book
Miami-Dade County Public Schools said the slip was sent out “in compliance with state law.” Florida education officials, however, called it “nothing more than a political ploy.”
Video: The moment Vivian Rivera found out she’s the 2024 Bilingual Teacher of the Year
Vivian Rivera honored as 2024 Bilingual Teacher of the Year
The 2024 Bilingual Teacher of the Year is Puerto Rican! Vivian Rivera is a 4th-grade Spanish dual language educator in Chester, Virginia.
Florida school libraries should ‘convey the government’s message,’ says state Attorney General
The Republican ally of Gov. DeSantis claims that the state has the right to remove books that it disapproves of from public-school shelves.
Florida Students Stage Walkout in Protest of DeSantis’ Draconian Education Agenda
As part of the protest, they registered to vote and pledged to use their votes to defend students’ rights.
Floridians Are Paying the High Legal Cost of DeSantis’ Culture Wars
While the state remains at the bottom of national rankings in health care, school funding, and education, taxpayers have spent millions of dollars to fight the governor’s war on what he calls “woke ideology.”
Florida’s Largest Public Universities Ban TikTok
Among the state institutions that have implemented the ban are University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida Atlantic University, New College, and University of South Florida.
1 In 8 Florida High School Seniors Won’t Attend a State School Due to DeSantis’s Education Policies
With his growing culture wars and anti- “woke” rhetoric that target public education, the Republican governor could drive Florida’s young people out of state.