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In April 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the "Stop woke" bill, in Hialeah Gardens.
Suspicions follow delay of Florida Black history conference
A state task force has been remade with members more closely aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida teachers self-censor school books to deal with new state law
Schools across Florida have removed several books dealing with concepts such as racial diversity and gender identity as state lawmakers have imposed laws restricting lessons on topics deemed controversial or not age appropriate.
A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
Can DeSantis take credit for Florida’s No. 1 education ranking? Here’s a closer look.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his supporters often credit the state’s push to reopen schools early during the COVID-19 pandemic. They say that by being quicker to recognize the drawbacks in distance learning and the advantages of in-person schooling, Florida gave its students an edge in recovering from learning losses. But testing shows mixed results.
The state’s top rating by U.S. News & World Report is one of the Florida governor’s talking points as he runs for the White House.
Hillsborough educators now are calling ‘social-emotional learning’ something else
Student mental health services have been a priority in recent years, in part to prevent violence on campus. These resource cards were made available in the last school year at Hillsborough's middle and high schools.
The district must thread the needle between supporting emotional health and running afoul of conservative critics.

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  1. Suspicions follow delay of Florida Black history conference
    Yesterday• Education
    In April 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the "Stop woke" bill, in Hialeah Gardens.
  2. USF receives $10 million donation for entrepreneurship center
    Yesterday• Education
    The University of South Florida received a $10 million donation from alumnus Jay Nault.
  3. Late, skimpy, unsafe: St. Petersburg fires kids’ summer food vendor
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    A sign informs people about free meals outside of the playground at the Campbell Park Recreation Center on Thursday in St. Petersburg. The city cuts ties with its vendor supplying food to schoolchildren over summer break because of unsafe handling temperatures, skimpy portions and late deliveries. The city needs emergency funding to pay the Pinellas County School Board for picking up the slack.
  5. USF lab will be the first in Florida to create human trafficking database
    Yesterday• Education
    Joan Reid, director of the University of South Florida Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab, hopes to shed new light on human trafficking in Tampa Bay.
  6. Can USF afford the Bulls’ $340 million on-campus football stadium?
    Yesterday• USF Bulls
    USF football's proposed on-campus stadium is north of the Bulls' current practice facilities.
  7. Florida teachers self-censor school books to deal with new state law
    Yesterday• Education
    Schools across Florida have removed several books dealing with concepts such as racial diversity and gender identity as state lawmakers have imposed laws restricting lessons on topics deemed controversial or not age appropriate.
  8. Legislator with no higher education experience tapped to lead South Florida State College
    Yesterday• Politics
    State Rep. Fred Hawkins, who has served in the House since 2020, was the lone finalist for the president's position at South Florida State College.
  9. Florida has banned social-emotional learning. Schools still use it.
    June 8• Education
    This a page from "Social Studies Alive! Me and My World," a kindergarten text that was rejected by the Florida Department of Education. This student exercise appears to teach empathy, a value included in the now-controversial discipline of social emotional learning.
  10. Can DeSantis take credit for Florida’s No. 1 education ranking? Here’s a closer look.
    June 8• Education
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his supporters often credit the state’s push to reopen schools early during the COVID-19 pandemic. They say that by being quicker to recognize the drawbacks in distance learning and the advantages of in-person schooling, Florida gave its students an edge in recovering from learning losses. But testing shows mixed results.
  11. Hillsborough educators now are calling ‘social-emotional learning’ something else
    June 7• Education
    Student mental health services have been a priority in recent years, in part to prevent violence on campus. These resource cards were made available in the last school year at Hillsborough's middle and high schools.
  12. Florida-based Moms for Liberty labeled ‘extremist’ in new report
    June 7• Education
    Moms for Liberty sells merchandise with its message at its 2022 national convention in Tampa. The Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled the organization an "anti-government extremist group" in its latest report.
  13. Pinellas teen who won National Spelling Bee comes home to Tampa Bay
    June 7• Education
    Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, arrives at Tampa International Airport on Tuesday after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee outside of Washington, D.C.
  14. New principals to lead Hillsborough schools
    June 6• Education
    Forest Hills Elementary School in Tampa will have a new principal on July 1: Michelle Soto, the school's former assistant principal.
  15. Teacher dies days after being hit by car in downtown St. Petersburg
    June 6• St. Petersburg
    Jeffrey Wilson, in a photo posted on the Freedom Elementary School Facebook page, was critically injured when he was hit by a car in downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday. Police said he was pronounced dead Tuesday.
  16. Here are Hernando County’s valedictorians and salutatorians for 2023
    June 6• Education
  17. School security key for Florida five years after Parkland
    June 6• Education
    Defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh, center, and former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson speak with people in the courtroom gallery before jury selection Thursday. Security remains a key concern for Florida schools five years after the Parkland shooting, where Peterson is accused of failing to confront the shooter.
  18. Superintendent turnover creates ‘brain drain’ for Florida schools
    June 5• Education
    Duval County superintendent Diana Greene is among the many Florida school district leaders to depart since November under scrutiny or pressure from the school board.
  19. Florida school districts are losing superintendents. It’s tough out there.
    June 3• Education
    Supporters wearing "#StrattonStays" T-shirts cheer when Hernando County Superintendent John Stratton appears on stage during a heavily attended school board meeting on Tuesday in Brooksville. One of many superintendents who have faced challenges recently, Stratton narrowly survived an effort to oust him at the meeting.
  20. 7 moments from that rowdy Hernando school board meeting this week
    June 2• Education
    To avoid disruptions at the Hernando County School Board meeting Tuesday night, members of the crowd raised their hands and waved when they agreed with speakers. Hundreds attended the eight-hour event at Hernando High.
  21. 2 Florida universities get prestigious national honor
    June 2• Education
    Scenes at the University of South Florida (USF), Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Tampa.
  22. Pinellas eighth grader wins 2023 National Spelling Bee. ‘It feels surreal.’
    June 2• Education
    Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., lifts the trophy next to Scripps CEO Adam Symson after Shah won the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
  23. New College of Florida replaces its quirky mascot with another — a tree
    June 2• Education
    The distinctive square brackets of the New College mascot Null Set appear on signs at a protest against the appointment of new trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, in Sarasota.
  24. USF joins exclusive club with invitation to top-tier university group
    June 1• Education
    The University of South Florida was invited this week to join the Association of American Universities, a feat described as a major milestone by school officials.
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