Thursday, May 30, 2024
FEA criticizes Florida for keeping a history standard touting the benefits of slavery
The leader of the Florida Education Association teachers union on Wednesday criticized the State Board of Education for not reversing course on a controversial history standard approved last year.
The backlash centered on a standard that says, “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
Disaster preparedness sales tax holiday starts Saturday
A sales tax holiday for disaster preparedness items, such as generators, batteries and tarps, starts on Saturday and runs for two weeks.....Read More
Tampa Police Announce Expansion of Project Locked and Unloaded Program
The Tampa Police Department announced a new pilot program in partnership with the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (HCPLC) to offer free gun locks to the community.....Read More
Florida's new social studies standards prompt Christian ideology concerns
A quiet update to Florida's sixth grade social studies standards requires that students learn about the contributions of ancient Jewish civilizations in addition to the ancient Greeks and Romans.....Read More
Attorneys general urge federal probe of BLM protest killing after Texas governor pardon
A coalition of attorneys general from various states urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the murder of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester in 2020 after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pardoned his killer two weeks ago.....Read More
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
New College of Florida plans to discipline students for ‘disrupting’ graduation
New College of Florida is planning to discipline students, including withholding degrees, for “disrupting” a May 17 graduation ceremony after several students were accused of booing a commencement speaker.....Read More
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Picadillo
Yellow rice and Platanos
Huracan Supermarket
Sligh and Central, Tampa
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