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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.
The revised constitution also created a new Florida Board of Education with seven members (one of whom is the commissioner of education), appointed by the governor to oversee the Department of Education. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - 930 positions Division of Blind Services - 300 positions Annual operating budget for all entities in ...
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.
The attacks on teachers, schools, books, libraries, films and children have been fierce. In 2023, Florida enacted a record six expressly anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law, more than the last seven years ...
The head of the Florida Department of Education said the state will fight the federal government's new interpretation of the civil-rights law known as Title IX because of its expansion of ...
Roofing work is deemed a hazardous occupation in state and federal law and is generally banned for children under 18. Florida law does allow youth in vocational training programs to bypass the ...
An act relating to parental rights in education; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying a student's parent of specified information; requiring such procedures to reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children in a specified ...
Participation in the program was capped at roughly 41,000 students for this school year. Nearly 9K special needs students on Florida waiting list for state education vouchers Skip to main content