/tags/florida-board-of-education Florida Board of Education en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges On a Zoom meeting, the coalition of legal entities and advocacy organizations called on the DeSantis administration to reconsider this week’s education change, which outright outlawed state colleges from enrolling undocumented students. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /education/2026-06-30/florida-board-of-education-votes-to-ban-undocumented-students-from-attending-public-colleges In a telephone-only board meeting, the panel voted to require all students admitted to the state’s 28 colleges to be a U.S. citizen or “lawfully present in the United States.” The state colleges, once known as community colleges, must require students to present documentation before enrolling. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:21:19 GMT /education/2026-06-30/florida-board-of-education-votes-to-ban-undocumented-students-from-attending-public-colleges Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix /education/2025-11-17/critics-warn-floridas-new-teaching-standards-rehabilitate-aspects-of-the-anti-communist-red-scare The new standards say using terms like "McCarthyism" and "Red Scare" is slander against anti-communists. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:30:00 GMT /education/2025-11-17/critics-warn-floridas-new-teaching-standards-rehabilitate-aspects-of-the-anti-communist-red-scare Mike Schneider | The Associated Press /education/2025-11-13/history-communism-florida-school-curriculum The new standards the board voted for on Thursday offer deeper analysis of the topic, guidelines for specific courses, material for students with special needs and paves the way to find textbooks that are "aligned" with the curriculum. The board also unanimously voted to make Florida the first state to adopt the Phoenix Declaration, a playbook for education outlined by a conservative think tank. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:37:20 GMT /education/2025-11-13/history-communism-florida-school-curriculum Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2023-09-14/florida-temporarily-suspends-political-ideology-surveys-for-state-colleges-universities After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:00:00 GMT /education/2023-09-14/florida-temporarily-suspends-political-ideology-surveys-for-state-colleges-universities Sandra McDonald/Fresh Take Florida /education/2023-08-25/transgender-students-backlash-college-bathroom-rule The Florida Board of Education unanimously passed a new rule that creates a stiffer penalty for those who want to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:56:39 GMT /education/2023-08-25/transgender-students-backlash-college-bathroom-rule Daylina Miller /education/2023-08-15/new-college-group-alleges-a-florida-law-censors-courses Alleging that numerous courses and topics will be prohibited or “severely curtailed” by a new state law, a group that opposes Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to remake New College of Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging the measure. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:21:14 GMT /education/2023-08-15/new-college-group-alleges-a-florida-law-censors-courses Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida /education/2023-08-08/florida-ap-psychology-ban-education-course After a reversal from state officials over gender and sexual orientation modules, the course can be taught in public high schools. Monroe County will offer an adapted version of the course but Palm Beach County schools will not be implementing it, while Broward and Miami-Dade counties are still evaluating the situation. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:07:51 GMT /education/2023-08-08/florida-ap-psychology-ban-education-course Sherrilyn Cabrera, Alyssa Ramos /government-politics/2023-07-27/desantis-slavery-teachings-civil-rights-leaders-see-a-pattern-of-policy-violence Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s new governor. But four years later, Black leaders decry what they call a pattern of “policy violence” against people of color imposed by the DeSantis administration. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:24:21 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-27/desantis-slavery-teachings-civil-rights-leaders-see-a-pattern-of-policy-violence Steve Peoples, Brendan Farrington and Kat Stafford | Associated Press /government-politics/2023-07-24/kamala-harris-florida-education-standards The vice president's last-minute visit came in response to Florida's controversial new rules on the teaching of Black history. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:30:17 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-24/kamala-harris-florida-education-standards Claire Heddles - Jacksonville Today