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A Florida tenure review regulation for university professors advances; it includes a “Stop WOKE” provision

Florida higher education officials gave initial approval to a tenure-review regulation for university professors based on the Stop WOKE law.
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University tenure review could be tied to Florida’s “Stop WOKE” law on race instruction

A Florida law to restrict the way race-related topics can be taught could factor into a new tenure-review process for university professors.
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Trustees unanimously choose Ben Sasse as the University of Florida president

The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously approved U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the panel's pick to be the UF's next president.
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Opponents try again to block Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” education law

Parents and teachers have filed a revised lawsuit seeking to block Florida's new "Don't Say Gay" law restricting LGBTQ instruction.
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DeSantis and Crist clash on education issues in the race for Florida governor

Education issues like parental rights and teachers unions are key in Florida's 2022 gubernatorial race between Ron DeSantis & Charlie Crist.
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Most Florida schools open again after Hurricane Ian

Most Florida school districts that closed last week because of Hurricane Ian had reopened campuses by Monday.
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Pinellas County educational support staff could see higher wages under new deal with the district

Educational support staff could see a 4.25% pay raise under a new deal reached between their union and Pinellas County Schools.
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Florida teachers face issues like staffing shortages, cost of living and restrictive new state laws

Nancy Velardi, president of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association, talks with WMNF about education concerns in Florida.

Brit Hawthorne. Amanda Jayatissa. Loraine James

In this edition two exceptional books and new ambient music. First, we begin with non-fiction, Raising Antiracist Children – A Parenting Guide by Britt Hawthorne (with Natasha Yglesias), followed by a delve into the world...

Bertha Vazquez, ScienceSaves education director, discusses why science literacy is vital to sustainability

Bertha Vazquez, ScieneSaves education director, discusses why science literacy is vital to sustainability

MidPoint: Math Book Rejections Don’t Add Up

The Florida Department of Education's rejection of 54 mathematics textbooks just doesn't seem to add up. The claims of "indoctrination" through social-emotional learning, or the alleged inclusion of "prohibited topics" like critical race theory have...

Surly Voices: Managing Men and Math

First, it was ‘Don’t Say Gay’. Now, the news gets stranger in Florida as DeSantis condones the rejection of math textbooks. In addition, the topic of women managing men and their microaggressions brings up the...

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