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In past elections, many of the 180,000 underprivileged students and families who participate in Florida’s school choice programs paid attention to the political figures championing education ...
The Florida Board of Education approved its 2024 social studies standards, including an African American history lesson that has caused controversy. Florida K-12 curriculum still will say Black ...
I believe that the move by the Florida Department of Education to adopt the regulations for 2023’s Senate Bill 266 and its House Bill 999 counterpart pertaining to diversity, equity and ...
Senate Bill 266 advanced in the Florida state senate's appropriations committee on April 13, 2023. The Florida Senate passed the bill on April 28, 2023, by a margin of 27-12. [19] The House version of the bill passed by a vote of 81-34 on May 3, 2023. [20] Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill concurrently with Florida House Bill 931 on May 15 ...
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House of Representatives passed the Parental Rights in Education Act with 69 in favor and 47 against. [15] Commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, it prevents public schools from holding discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that lessons "may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...
In 2021 the Florida Board of Education prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project in public schools. [1]In April 2023, the Board of Education extended the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, often called the "Don't Say Gay" Act, from covering kindergarten to third grade students into covering the entire range of kindergarten to twelfth grade.
In a memo, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, at the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, told school districts to hold off on implementing the new rules. Florida education department says it will ...
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...