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DeSantis says bad actors have turned book banning into a political stunt in Florida's K-12 schools.
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Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
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The in-person program is a collaboration with the Florida Virtual School and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
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A bill awaiting Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature, would allow chaplains to act as school counselors in Florida K-12 schools. But some LGBTQ advocates have questions about whether having clergy act as counselors will do more harm than good.
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Florida teachers are leaving the state and their profession. They blame unrealistic workloads, restrictive laws and stagnant pay.
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The guardian program was put in place in response to the 2018 Parkland shooting, and allows trained personnel to respond in the event of another school shooting.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis directed universities to "deactivate" chapters of the group "Students for Justice in Palestine." The ACLU says he can't do that.
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The Brevard County School Board will consider an expansion to its school guardian program at its next meeting on Tuesday, November 14. The board members will be presented with data from districts across the state, illustrating how different schools implement their school guardian program.
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The board met late Wednesday night on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando.
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The Florida Board of Governors released draft regulations outlining how it would limit spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state's colleges and universities.
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The Florida Board of Governors released a draft of "prohibited expenditures" for colleges in the state university system. All state and federal funding for DEI programs and any "political or social activism" in the proposed regulation would be cut.
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The state recently posted an updated "Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida" on the Florida Department of Education website.
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Florida's state universities will start accepting an alternative to the SAT exam that's known for its Christian and conservative backing.
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New rules include limited instructions on gender and sexual identity, teachers not being required to use a student's preferred pronouns and transgender students having to use the bathroom that corresponds with their sex at birth.