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As Gov. Ron DeSantis touts his state's education reforms as a blueprint for his potential presidency, this year's legislative session in Florida is once again teed up with bills that aim to ...
Florida lawmakers pushed through and passed a slew of education bills this Legislative Session that wrapped up Friday, underscoring Gov. DeSantis’ and Republican’s efforts to overhaul the ...
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 ...
Under DeSantis, Florida has seen a wide number of bills relating to restricting education in the state. The most notable of these bills was the Parental Rights in Education Act, a law which restricted the instruction of homosexuality, gender identity, and various other LGBT+ issues and content within public elementary schools up to third grade.
DeSantis backtracked on the 2022 law on Tuesday when he signed a bill narrowing its focus. “The idea that someone can use the parents rights and the curriculum transparency to start objecting to ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis pivoted in his years-long campaign to take what he has called "woke indoctrination" out of Florida's schools, signing a bill Tuesday to restrict challenges to books in school ...
The bill was seen as an expansion of the Parental Rights in Education act, and includes a variety of measures, including an extension of the prohibition to eighth grade, enacting a statewide definition of "sex" as "the binary division of individuals based upon reproductive function" and "an immutable biological trait", and prohibiting schools ...
Deregulation of the state’s education system is a priority for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, who on Tuesday, called the trio of bills the “learn local” package.