One of the first states to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok from being used on campus wireless networks was Texas, but other states are following suit either through executive orders, agency directives, or…
Topic: Florida
LGBTQ symposium blames DeSantis for hostility against teachers
Did you know that for the past ten years, there has been an annual “Stonewall National Education Project (SNEP) Educators’ Symposium” to celebrate LGBTQ+ history. The symposium is named after the Stonewall Riots (also known…
Florida teachers’ unions prevent teacher pay raise
Multiple school districts in Florida are at an impasse with the Florida Education Association (FEA) teachers’ union when it comes to distributing pay raises to teachers, which pay raises will come from a sum of…
DeSantis issues Teachers Bill of Rights, sparking teachers’ union criticism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently unveiled a paycheck protection bill, which already received significant criticism of teachers’ unions in the Sunshine State. For context, paycheck protection is the act of preventing mandatory dues payment from…
Professor group announces investigation of Florida tenure review
A faculty organization said it will formally review the state of Florida’s efforts to reform tenure. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said it will formally investigate the Sunshine State’s tenure reform law over…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders nominates Florida education official to reform education
Newly-elected Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Trump White House press secretary, announced plans to hire a Florida education official to reform education in Arkansas. Jacob…
Teachers union attacks tenure reform in Florida
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is unafraid of wading into political and partisan issues, and is doing so in Florida. The left-wing union is attacking tenure reform as unfair, while conservative politicians say tenure…
Despite criticism, DeSantis’s school board picks won elections
The rise of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confounds the mainstream media, teachers’ unions, and the Left. One of his major accomplishments was reshaping school board candidates in Florida. The 74 Million reported that all six…
University of Florida board approves $1 million contract for Sasse
In a move decried from left-wing protesters and faculty, the University of Florida Board of Governors approved the contract to hire a former Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse. Sasse was given a $1…
Education freedom report card finds Florida at the top
Education freedom and parental empowerment in education are resonating themes with parents, and a recently-unveiled report card highlighted how red states are leading the charge on education freedom. The Heritage Foundation published its first-ever Education…