Florida Department of Education

Of the 12 Florida school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on local mask mandates, only five have their original superintendents.

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

The state’s rejection of the course has drawn national attention, including a rebuke from the Biden administration.

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

Florida rejected an Advancement Placement course on African American studies, saying it's "filled with" critical race theory. But scholars who helped create the course say it's not in lesson plans.

The state education department rejected the program, saying it is "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value."

In new guidance up for a vote, librarians are warned to avoid books that contain “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination."

The appointment of Jacob Oliva, senior chancellor at the Florida Dept. of Education, suggests Arkansas may try to emulate the sunshine state's education agenda.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the Florida governor's race, the impact changes in how books are scrutinized in school libraries, and a look at the upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket launch

The superintendent of Broward County Public Schools is defending her response to the statewide grand jury report that led to the ouster of four school board members and three district administrators.

Wrote the plaintiffs: “Throughout Florida, schools are taking extraordinary measures to purge any trace of LGBT people from schools, and teachers are afraid to show any support for LGBT students.”

Lawyers in Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office say the Legislature has discretion to make choices about school curriculums.