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Dan Evans, chief academic officer for Pinellas County Schools, tells school board members why the district removed the Toni Morrison novel "The Bluest Eye" from all high schools during a board meeting on Jan. 24.
Pinellas school district faces pushback over its ban of ‘The Bluest Eye’
Some contend the administration ignored its own procedures for reviewing challenged books.
College Board releases framework for AP African American studies course
Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously objected to some of the topics and suggested readings in a new AP African American studies course. The College Board on Wednesday released an official outline for the course, which had differences from the pilot curriculum.
Topics that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration raised concerns about are seemingly absent from the final course curriculum.
DeSantis targets Florida universities with aggressive agenda
New College student senate (student alliance) president Libby Harrity, 19, organizes protestors while where she joined other students to voice concerns over the appointment of new board of trustees members by Gov. Ron DeSantis at New College on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, outside the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center on the school in Sarasota.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
Change comes swiftly to New College as DeSantis appointees replace president
New College students attend a protest of the appointment of new board of trustees members by Gov. Ron DeSantis at the school's Harry Sudakoff Conference Center on Tuesday.
A majority of new trustees asserts its power, and students are stunned.

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  1. Pinellas school district faces pushback over its ban of ‘The Bluest Eye’
    4 hours ago• Education
    Dan Evans, chief academic officer for Pinellas County Schools, tells school board members why the district removed the Toni Morrison novel "The Bluest Eye" from all high schools during a board meeting on Jan. 24.
  2. DeSantis releases proposed $114 billion state budget, a record
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has released his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
  3. College Board releases framework for AP African American studies course
    Earlier today• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously objected to some of the topics and suggested readings in a new AP African American studies course. The College Board on Wednesday released an official outline for the course, which had differences from the pilot curriculum.
  5. Pass rates continue to fall at Florida nursing schools, data shows
    Earlier today• Education
    A patient is prepared for admission by emergency room nurses at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers. As Florida hospitals see staffing shortages, problems persist with the pipeline of new nurses coming into the system. The state's pass rates on the national licensing exam for nurses continue to be the lowest in the nation.
  6. What readers think of Pinellas schools’ attack on ‘The Bluest Eye’
    Earlier today• Opinion
    A copy of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" inside a Little Free Library in Crystal Beach on Jan. 26.
  7. DeSantis targets Florida universities with aggressive agenda
    Earlier today• Education
    New College student senate (student alliance) president Libby Harrity, 19, organizes protestors while where she joined other students to voice concerns over the appointment of new board of trustees members by Gov. Ron DeSantis at New College on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, outside the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center on the school in Sarasota.
  8. Change comes swiftly to New College as DeSantis appointees replace president
    Earlier today• Education
    New College students attend a protest of the appointment of new board of trustees members by Gov. Ron DeSantis at the school's Harry Sudakoff Conference Center on Tuesday.
  9. Former education commissioner Richard Corcoran to lead New College
    Yesterday• Education
    Former Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is on tap to be the new president of New College as it undergoes a conservative transformation.
  10. Miami AP African American studies students say Florida rejection of class ‘shocking’
    Yesterday• Politics
    Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education rejected the African American Studies AP course.
  11. DeSantis proposes sweeping higher education measures aimed at ‘indoctrination’
    Yesterday• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured here at a Las Vegas speech in November, announced a package of sweeping reforms to Florida higher education on Tuesday.
  12. ‘We’re in charge now’: New College trustees stake claim in remaking school
    Yesterday• Education
    A student makes her way past the sign at New College Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Sarasota, Fla. Your education. Your way. Be original. Be you. That's how New College of Florida describes its approach to higher education in an admission brochure. Newly appointed trustees say they want to overhaul the school.
  13. New College faces upheaval as remade board of trustees meets for first time
    Yesterday• Education
    Jason "Eddie" Speir, left, and Christopher Rufo, two of the controversial new trustees for New College of Florida, address the audience at the Mildred Sainer Pavilion on the campus of New College of Florida, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Sarasota. Going into Tuesday's meeting of the newly remade board, the two have proposed major changes.
  14. COVID aftermath continues to affect Florida schools
    Jan. 30• Education
    Students walk to classes on University of Florida campus Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Gainesville.
  15. Longtime UF provost Joe Glover to step down in July
    Jan. 27• Education
    Joseph Glover is the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Florida. He is the university's second-ranking officer. He will step down in July.
  16. University of Florida COVID shutdown case goes to Supreme Court
    Jan. 27• Education
    Students walk through the University of Florida campus on the last day of regular classes for the semester before finals testing week, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Gainesville.
  17. Political infusion at Florida’s universities comes under scrutiny
    Jan. 27• Education
    Protesters gather outside University of Florida’s Emerson Alumni Hall during a UF Board of Trustees meeting at the Gainesville campus on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The American Association of University Professors is forming a committee to assess the state of academic freedom in Florida.
  18. ‘The Bluest Eye’ is the latest victim of Florida’s thought police
    Jan. 27• Opinion
    A copy of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" inside a book box in Dunedin on Jan. 26, 2023. Pinellas County school officials have removed the book from all high schools.
  19. Hillsborough’s Teacher of the Year is Oak Park Elementary’s Nicolette Barone
    Jan. 27• Education
    Nicolette Barone, a fifth-grade teacher at Oak Park Elementary, reacts, after she receives 2023 Teacher of the Year award during the Excellence in Education Awards ceremony at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Tampa.
  20. US faculty group launches review, citing ‘attacks’ on Florida higher education
    Jan. 26• Education
    University of Florida political science student Giancarlo Rodriguez holds a protest sign at a UF board of trustees meeting in November. He was among a large group of students contesting the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the UF president's job. The American Association of University Professors is forming a committee to assess the state of academic freedom in Florida.
  21. Florida school voucher bill passes its first test, but big questions remain
    Jan. 26• Education
    State Rep. Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid, says her bill to expand Florida's school voucher program will "keep parents in the driver's seat," during a meeting of the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee on Jan. 26, 2023.
  22. Florida fake nursing diploma scheme resulted in 7,600 fraudulent degrees, feds say
    Jan. 26• Florida
    Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
  23. Florida’s debate over voucher expansion begins today. How much will it cost?
    Jan. 26• Education
    Florida students such as these kindergarten students at Southside Christian Academy in 2011, have taken advantage of education tax credit scholarships and vouchers to attend private schools for two decades. State Republican officials are pushing to expand the program to include education savings accounts.
  24. Lawyers say they’re ready to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies course
    Jan. 26• Politics
    Attorney Ben Crump and others say they are prepared to sue Gov. Ron DeSantis over blocking an AP African American studies course.
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