Showing posts with label woke. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

A controversial higher-ed bill, the companion to HB 999, advances in the Florida Senate


A measure designed to carry out parts of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ higher-education agenda moved forward Wednesday in the Senate, after changes that included a proposal to give university presidents ultimate hiring authority at their schools.

The Republican-controlled Senate Education Appropriations Committee voted 8-4 along party lines to approve the bill (SB 266).

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Monday, April 10, 2023

Governor DeSantis' PETTY Attack on Florida Democrats Falls Flat


Governor Ron DeSantis believes the Florida Democrats are defeated, outnumbered and beaten, and states Florida is in Republicans' control. Senator Nina Turner and Mayor Mondale Robinson break it down on Unbossed.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Fascism’s History Offers Lessons about Today’s Attacks on Education


Public education has long been a battlefield in the U.S., from the Scopes trial to desegregation to climate change. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s recent demands for greater control over public education—and students’ bodies—in the guise of “parent’s rights” accelerates this conflict, rejecting the importance of learning as a public good in itself in favor of promoting conformity and uncritical thinking.....MORE