"Eyes on the Board Act," which singles out TikTok and Instagram, would require schools and districts that receive federal broadband funding to prohibit students from accessing any and all social media apps on "subsidized services, devices, and networks."
“I want to make sure we provide a carrot to make sure this legislation gets passed,” Gov. Greg Abbott said of vouchers. “Once [education savings accounts] are passed, I will put on the legislative agenda full funding for public education."
Charlotte County Schools Superintendent Mark Vianello said removals were needed to conform to a state law backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The Florida Department of Education released a list of all the books removed from school library shelves last year. In total, Florida saw 386 book removals from 1,218 total objections in 2022.
Over the last two years, the school board in Miami, like many other counties, has been reshaped with candidates aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis and conservative leaders who support the parental rights policies labeled as “Don’t Say Gay” by opponents.
Bill would allow fines against school boards that ban textbooks based on their inclusion of LGBTQ+ and race lessons — an attempt to halt escalating culture wars playing out in right-leaning enclaves of the liberal state.
Iowa's new education laws require schools to keep parents in the loop regarding their student's gender identity, along with parental consent to change a child's name or pronouns.
Efforts to minimize discussion pertaining to race, gender and history come in many forms, declares PEN America in a recent report. Nine in particular are being used to reduce students' exposure to "harmful content."
"The volume and pace of these proposals represents a startling uptick in this ideological attack on public education," reads a new report from PEN America.
Palm Beach County schools Superintendent Mike Burke fears the district and its teachers could be accused of breaking the Parental Rights in Education law, which prohibits discussions of sexuality and gender identity in Florida classrooms.
