Michael Igel, Chair of the Florida Holocaust Museum discusses his family’s own Holocaust experiences, the importance of Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust education in the age of “Stop Woke,” the rise of anti-Semitism… again, how to address it, and more.
Fallout from the blocking of AP African American studies in Florida which is being tested in 60 schools across the U.S. More discussion on the environment.
Hillsborough County schools’ attendance boundaries are likely to change. Some schools may be repurposed and students reassigned to different schools and the public isn’t happy with the proposed changes.
Plaintiffs accuse Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of violating a judge’s order that blocked parts of the Stop WOKE law from being enforced.
The President of United Faculty of Florida & a New College of Florida alumnus slam Governor DeSantis for appointing 6 conservative Trustees.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed six new members to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, which could radically change the public college.
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants state colleges and universities to explain resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.
A federal judge will consider the constitutionality of a Florida law requiring “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” surveys on state college campuses.
The Florida Senate President signaled support for a potential expansion of Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law.
As Hillsborough County public schools report hundreds of instructional vacancies, teachers are appealing the school board, amid a staffing shortage they warn could grow worse in the months to come if concerns about pay and working conditions aren’t adequately addressed. The Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA), representing thousands of school staff in Hillsborough County, is… Read more »
We speak with Jessica Vaughn, a member of the Hillsborough County School Board, about education issues in Florida.
A federal judge blocked Florida’s “positively dystopian” Stop WOKE law that restricts how race can be taught in universities.
After months of negotiations, the Pinellas County School Board unanimously approved a new contract agreement on Tuesday that delivers pay raises for over 7,000 teachers and instructional staff in Pinellas County public schools, as well as more paid planning days, supplements, and one-time bonuses for longtime educators. “This is a great day for Pinellas County… Read more »
Florida higher education officials gave initial approval to a tenure-review regulation for university professors based on the Stop WOKE law.
Parents and others have filed a revised lawsuit after a federal judge tossed out a challenge to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” education law.
A Florida law to restrict the way race-related topics can be taught could factor into a new tenure-review process for university professors.
The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel’s pick to be the UF’s next president.
The University of Florida’s Faculty Senate has no confidence in a search process in which Sen. Ben Sasse was the sole finalist to lead UF.
Teachers in six counties hit hard by Hurricane Ian are slated to receive $2 million from the Florida Disaster Fund.
We speak with the co-president of the UF Graduate Assistants United union, which opposes Ben Sasse being the only finalist for UF president.
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