Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mission to remake the state’s education system has shifted local school boards, and Florida voters get one more chance to weigh in on Tuesday.
Florida just enacted a little-noticed provision that would make it much easier for these schools — which typically have less than 30 students — to get established.
The class-action lawsuit claims that migrants picked up in Texas were lied to about where they were going and told they would have housing and jobs once they reached their destination.
An attorney for the state board of education argued that the government could, theoretically, block public school professors from criticizing the government.
The lawsuit targets how Florida’s education department is carrying out pieces a sweeping 2023 education law that, among other things, expanded policies surrounding local book challenges.
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr.’s comments come after POLITICO’s reporting about the popularity of the state’s school choice programs — and the financial squeeze that subsequently placed on traditional public schools.