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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 ... The Parental Rights in Education Act, ...
The Stop W.O.K.E. Act was blocked from affecting higher education contexts, as it was a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. It was also argued that the law violated the Equal Protection Clause. [31] Tennessee House Bill 580 was passed in May 2021 by the Tennessee 112th Regular Session state legislature.
But a parents' rights provision that would have let failing third graders move on to fourth was stricken.
Amended the Higher Education Act to indefinitely extend a grant program for Historically Black Graduate or Professional Schools. Pub. L. 104–141 (text) 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 Pub. L. 105–17 (text) 1997 Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Included a provision that repealed the Smith–Hughes Act.
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.
Nearly 300 Black churches in Florida are offering Black history lessons in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ effort to limit how race and other subjects are taught in schools.
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 ...
The bill passed both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, and was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on April 22, 2022. [32] Many political commentators said that the potential dissolution was in retaliation for the Walt Disney Company announcing its opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act , dubbed ...