critical race theory

The legal challenge focuses on a part of the law that sets prohibitions on instruction of certain topics, like racism and gender studies, at state colleges and universities.

A backlash is brewing in Florida higher education over a bill that could alter the way certain subjects are taught and discussed. It hasn't yet passed the legislature but is already roiling academia.

Florida Democrats are gearing up for a fight this session on issues including abortion access, anti-wokeness and gun control.

Florida State and Florida A&M Universities and Tallahassee Community College have issued their response to the state's request for information on CRT and DEI programs.

Governor Ron DeSantis is asking to see all the programs related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Critical Race Theory in the state’s public higher education system. He also wants to know if those programs are being funded with state money, and how much.

A Florida Department of Education workgroup is crafting a training that all school-library workers must use in selecting books and other materials. The group was formed to carry out part of a new law passed this year.

DeSantis has often said rulings that halt his legislative priorities are likely to be reversed by appeals courts in Florida that are generally more conservative.

A controversial law designed to restrict the way certain race-related topics can be taught in Florida classrooms could soon factor into a new tenure-review process for university professors. It's a proposal that higher-education officials will consider next week.

A professor, a student and an organization at USF have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new state law that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms — a law Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”

The ruling comes the same day a third lawsuit —this one by a group of university professors and a student—was filed. DeSantis has championed the law as an effort to prevent teaching "our kids to hate our country or hate each other."