Stop WOKE Act

The 2022 law has seen two components blocked by the courts.

DeSantis pushed for the law to prevent "indoctrination" in university classrooms, but some professors say it instead made Florida's students look like "they're incapable of original thought."

The lawsuit involved a challenge to part of the law that placed restrictions on addressing race-related issues in workplace training.

Florida could face paying nearly $750,000 in legal fees for businesses that successfully challenged part of the 2022 law.

A federal judge has blocked restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training in 2022.

Arguments were heard Friday in a battle about a 2022 law that restricts how race-related concepts can be taught in state universities.

A survey of more than 4,250 faculty across four states, including Florida, highlights the impact of politics on employee tenure and retention.

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.

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.

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.