Education

Speaking out.against Gov. DeSantis and his takeover of New College may have cost this history professor his job.

“If one of the most powerful bureaus on campus now has to scramble to find a new adviser or even start from scratch, what’s the proper protocol? What are we going to do?”

“We will not allow DeSantis to kill our history,” Dunn says. “We will take our history directly to the parents if that’s what’s required.”

The Stop WOKE Act has been stopped in its tracks by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ nemesis on the federal court bench.

The Florida High School Athletic Association voted 14-2 to remove the questions about menstrual cycles from student health forms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education implemented the pathway in August to address a teacher shortage in public schools.

The Miami-Dade school board measure, aimed at limiting teachers’ display of politically tinged flags, was criticized as vague and a waste of resources.

Muslim students were praying in a room at Franklin Academy, when a teacher walked in and scolded them over their religious practices.

Diana Fedderman says she was demoted within the School District of Palm Beach County after she criticized Republicans in a tweet.

Non-Native students in the Iron Arrow society perform Indigenous ceremonies with the blessing of the local Miccosukee Tribe.

A federal judge has blocked Florida’s so-called Stop WOKE Act.

The new look of Florida’s education system is a throwback to the 1950s age of repression, according to one of the country’s foremost experts on McCarthyism.

Bowing to protests of “sexual identity indoctrination,” the school board voted 8-1 not to recognize LGTBQ History Month.

Despite higher tuition, UM ranks near the top in one study’s list of best bang for the buck in Florida.

The state’s Military Veterans Certification Pathway provides a five-year teaching certificate, no college degree required.

In a contentious meeting, the Miami-Dade school board reversed its rejection of two comprehensive health textbooks.

After heated debate from local parent and student groups, the Miami-Dade County School Board rejected two controversial comprehensive sex education books.

Since HB 1557 passed, school districts across Florida have taken measures to mitigate their risk of being sued.

South Florida’s only historically Black university is no longer in danger of closing.

Dating back to May 2021, the timeline includes incidents with hate symbols, racial slurs, and Nazi costumes.

With a new Black Studies center, the University of Miami undertakes a long-overdue racial reckoning.

In a series of tweets directed at Gov. Ron DeSantis, Dunn sought clarity as to what he’s allowed to put on his syllabus.