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A survey of more than 4,250 faculty across four states, including Florida, highlights the impact of politics on employee tenure and retention.
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Florida has adopted new African American History and Social Students standards but that's not assuaging concerns the state is watering down African American history. Disagreement remains over what should and shouldn’t be included.
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The books include the novels “Push” which inspired the Oscar-winning movie “Precious.” Also taken out of the libraries of SAIL and Lincoln High: “Me, Earl and the Dying Girl,” which was also made into a film. The novels "Dead End,” "Doomed” and “Lucky” are also out.
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An injunction remains in place as the NAACP and other organizations await a ruling on whether Florida’s Stop Woke Act can be applied to the state’s public colleges and universities. But the wait-and-see mode has not stopped the state from trying to enforce the law.
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Civil rights advocates toured Florida this week to push back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' conservative agenda and recent policies affecting education, health care and voting.
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University professors and students are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a decision blocking a 2022 Florida law that Gov. DeSantis dubbed the "Stop WOKE Act."
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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.
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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.
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Plaintiffs challenging a state law restricting how race-related concepts can be taught in higher education say the DeSantis administration is violating a federal judge’s order that blocked parts of the law.
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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.