DEI

Experts like James Stewart say broad participation is needed to push back against Florida's changes to Black history standards.

The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.

The Black Male Achievers at Tallahassee Community College might have to change its name or risk losing state and federal funding under a new Florida law.

The move is an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.

In the original 1989 animated classic, Ariel’s character is white, with long red hair. But as little Black girls packed movie theaters over the holiday weekend, they saw an Ariel who is very much a reflection of themselves.

With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, Gov. DeSantis has been able to push through an aggressive agenda that forms the base of his White House run.

Controversy over how education is taught in Florida's classrooms continues to grow.

The NAACP joined a Latino civil rights organization and a gay rights advocacy group in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with protests at New College of Florida in Sarasota where he signed three higher education bills into law on Monday.

Gov. DeSantis is set to conclude a session that establishes him as perhaps the most accomplished conservative governor in the nation’s bitter culture wars.

Florida Republicans have approved two bills that will restrict the use of preferred pronouns in schools and ban diversity programs in colleges.

Florida lawmakers limit DEI programs in higher ed but stop short of eliminating in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.