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Texas and Florida Have Become National Models for Using the Police State To Wage Culture War Battles

From library books to abortion, gender, and even food, the culture war is now feeding the police state.

Reason

PragerU is a conservative video giant. Here's why it's trying to get into schools

Despite the suggestive sound of its name, PragerU is a content creator, not a university. Its short, well-produced videos appeal to college students and young people. And it has big plans to grow.

WEKU

AP psychology class may be available to Florida students after all

After saying the state had effectively banned the class because of content on sexual orientation and gender identity, the College Board said it hoped teachers would be able to teach the full course.

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AP Psychology can be taught ‘in its entirety’, says Florida official

State had told superintendents the course violated a new law prohibiting content on sexual orientation and gender identity

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Florida official who criticized DeSantis reaches settlement with education department

A school superintendent has reached a settlement with Florida's education department after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized him for infusing “politically charged statements” and “personal views” into his administration

The Independent UK

Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

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School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job

Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent after he criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Other states are copying Florida's "Don't Say Gay" efforts

Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as several states are pursuing similar bans

The Independent UK

Florida’s edicts on classrooms are wearing thin with some school board members

TAMPA, Fla. — The first directive came last week.

Tribune News Service

Fabiola Santiago: Florida parents who push for government intrusion in education are failing their kids

Dear Florida parents destroying education,

Miami Herald

DeSantis has his own book-banning troops

Florida's GOP governor claims there's no war on reading — so why are there censorship troops?

Salon

College Board's revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

WEKU

Florida's Rejection of an AP African American Studies Course Is a Rejection of School Choice

Why is Gov. Ron DeSantis acting just like his opposition by attempting to dictate what students are permitted to learn?

Reason

High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

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Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: A cowardly NHL bows down to a bullying DeSantis

Most children, probably by the age of 10, have learned the lesson that the worst way to placate bullies is to give them what they want.

Miami Herald

DeSantis to scrutinize higher ed programs for diversity, critical-race theory activities

As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.

Tribune News Service

Don’t follow Biden’s gender identity rules, Florida tells schools

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida continues to rebel against the Biden administration’s efforts to protect LGBTQ youth.

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Florida’s feuding over education laws is in national spotlight. GOP seizes the moment

MIAMI — Amanda Silvestri, a mother of two elementary school children, traveled from Palm Beach County to Tallahassee in January to tell state lawmakers she was concerned about what her kids were being taught in school.

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