Education

FIU Pro-Palestine Students Relieved After Death of Bill to Strip Financial Aid

FIU Pro-Palestine Students Relieved After Death of Bill to Strip Financial Aid

Measles in Broward: Call It a Comeback

Measles in Broward: Call It a Comeback

College in Prison? In Florida, Not So Much

By Ryan Moser
Jan 30, 2024

Only 326 of Florida’s 80,000 prisoners can go to college.
Ex-Miami-Dade School Board Member Arrested on Fraud, Grand Theft Charges

By Alex DeLuca
Jan 11, 2024

When investigators searched Lubby Navarro's home, they found it was stocked with pricey items allegedly funded by a county credit card.
Moms for Liberty-Backed Candidate Elected Vice Chair of Miami-Dade School Board

By Alex DeLuca
Nov 15, 2023

Moms for Liberty implored voters to elect Monica Colucci last year, professing, "Change is upon us."
WATCH: Moms for Liberty Member Demands Florida Librarians' Arrest

By Alex DeLuca
Nov 6, 2023

A Moms for Liberty member implored Santa Rosa deputies to investigate a school librarian for allowing student access to a popular fantasy novel.
Broward School Board Member Headlined Anti-"Groomer" Rally While on Workers Comp

By Alex DeLuca
Oct 23, 2023

"I wasn't bowling," notes Brenda Fam, who is working from home after a refrigerator door fell on her.
Updated List: Every Known Florida School District Book Ban, July 2021 Through June 2023

By Alex DeLuca and Tom Finkel
Oct 17, 2023

A list of every known book ban instituted in Florida public school districts since July 1, 2021.
Tech Tycoon Paul English Launches Banned Books Giveaway for Floridians

By Naomi Feinstein
Oct 11, 2023

"It is not hyperbole to say that I feel like books saved my life," says English's partner at Bookshop.org.
Homicidal Winnie-the-Pooh Movie Shown to Miami Springs Schoolchildren

By Theo Karantsalis
Oct 10, 2023

Oh bother! Winnie-the-Pooh went on a murderous rampage in full view of fourth graders.
Best-Selling Authors Raise Money for Miami-Based Center to Fight Book Banning, Censorship

By Naomi Feinstein
Oct 5, 2023

Notable contributors include best-selling author Jodi Picoult, Hunger Games creator Suzanne Collins, and novelist James Patterson.
Florida Surpasses Texas as Leader in U.S. School Book Bans

By Alex DeLuca
Sep 21, 2023

Taking the lead on education censorship, Florida banned more books than the next three leading states combined, according to PEN America.
Miami-Dade School Board Rejects LGBTQ History Month After Religious Zealotry Overtakes Meeting

By Naomi Feinstein
Sep 7, 2023

One man claimed that acknowledging LGBTQ History Month would be akin to "voting for Sodom and Gomorrah."
Meet the Pioneer of Pissing Off Society With Harmless Gay Books

By Alex DeLuca
Aug 18, 2023

More than 30 years after its publication, Daddy's Roommate has once again found itself the target of censorship.
Get to Know DeSantis-Backed School Rules Taking Effect This Year

By Naomi Feinstein
Aug 17, 2023

Run through the new anti-"woke" laws that are reshaping classrooms.
Florida Crackdown on Student Nicknames Adds to Wave of Regressive School Rules, Advocates Say

By Naomi Feinstein
Aug 15, 2023

Florida students returning to school will be confronted with a flurry of new rules that regulate their nicknames, where they use the bathroom, and what's uttered in their classrooms.
Children's Book About Gay Parent "Weeded Out" From Miami-Dade Schools, District Says

By Alex DeLuca
Aug 11, 2023

"Love is the best kind of happiness."
Broward, Miami-Dade to Offer AP Psych Course in Spite of "Don't Say Gay" Controversy UPDATED

By Alex DeLuca
Aug 9, 2023

"We have decided to make enrollment for this elective an 'opt-in' process that expressly requires parental consent," Broward County's superintendent said in a statement.
In Wake of Outcry, Florida Claims AP Psychology Can Be Taught in Full

By Alex DeLuca
Aug 4, 2023

The wrangling over the AP course status signals confusion — or obfuscation — over the patchwork of new education rules under Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration.
Conservative Group PragerU Says Florida Is First State to Approve Its "Curriculum"

By Alex DeLuca
Jul 24, 2023

At PragerU, the gender wage gap doesn't exist and systemic racism is a fairy tale.
Animals Accidentally "Cooked to Death" in University of South Florida Lab

By Jesse Fraga
Jun 29, 2023

"I must insist that your office institute an immediate investigation and begin the process of issuing the maximum fine."
Free Speech Advocates Fear Professor Was Ousted for Criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis

By Naomi Feinstein
Jun 22, 2023

New College of Florida board member Christopher Rufo professed that the school "will no longer be a jobs program for middling, left-wing intellectuals."