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Students in Florida鈥檚 public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era.

On "The Florida Roundup," we dive into the debate regarding school book removals across the Sunshine State.

Leaders say the milestone, achieved during the 2024鈥�2025 school year, represents both academic progress and a powerful community victory.

The call comes after the Trump administration removed schools as a protected area from immigration enforcement, and the state said schools "should cooperate."

Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to the American Library Association and the advocacy group PEN America.

A public records request filed by a volunteer with the Florida Freedom to Read Project shows that reviewers found many issues with Ramsey's "Foundations in Personal Finance 4th edition."

Educators, school officials and several Florida public school districts, including Broward County, said critical race theory never has been part of Florida鈥檚 K-12 curriculums.

The Florida Education Association's lawsuit says the Florida Department of Education went beyond the scope of HB 1467 in its training, which led some districts to cover shelves.

The nonprofit, American Oversight, is requesting records involving communication between state and federal education officials, outside groups, and the office of Gov. DeSantis.

The Florida Department of Education published a proposed rule designed to carry out part of the controversial new 鈥淧arental Rights in Education law,鈥� which critics disparagingly dubbed the 鈥淒on鈥檛 Say Gay鈥� law.

The state is asking a federal judge to shield former Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran from testifying in a battle about a 2021 law requiring surveys of 鈥渋ntellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity鈥� on college and university campuses.

The state Department of Education on Tuesday touted results from 2022 standardized tests as narrowing achievement gaps, with Black and Hispanic students showing improvement on math and English-language arts exams.