(AP) — Florida’s state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula that could “distort historical events.” Florida’s move was widely expected as a national deba...
The abortion amendment would protect the rights of women to have an abortion up to the point the fetus can survive outside the womb. Florida now bans abortion six weeks after conception, when many women don't realize they are pregnant. Voters overwhelming approved medical marijuana in 2016....
Florida's large urban districts are far more likely to offer the classes, compared to small rural districts, some of which have fewer than 2,000 students. Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, acc...
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue Florida school district over book bans1 of 2 | FILE - Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books, including “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison, that have been the subject of complaints...
PHONE BAN GETS THUMBS UP — A 2023 law that bans the use of cellphones at school received positive feedback from school administrators during a recent committee hearing, reports Jay Waagmeester of the Florida Phoenix. Florida was the first state to introduce this kind of law, and ot...
Here’s how a drought map is made, role it plays in burn bans ‘Very happy, very excited:’ One-eyed eaglet rescued in Kissimmee ▶1:08 ‘Very happy, very excited:’ One-eyed eaglet rescued in Kissimmee Woman evacuates mother as 30-acre brush fire comes within feet of Melbourne home...
The Florida House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would back away from a requirement aimed at starting high-school classes later in the morning. No description available 2 days ago Florida task force assigned to pick location of Black History museum says their process ‘should be...