Gender Identity

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills that limit how race and sexual orientation can be taught. He says students have been getting a "distorted" view of history.

A meeting drew more than 150 people, with supporters of the proposal - many of sporting “Let Kids Be Kids” decals and making biblical references - vastly outnumbering opponents.

It's in response to a lawsuit over legislation that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in Florida public schools.

Some face legal challenges, such as a bill that would prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

It would include puberty blockers, hormones and sex-assignment surgeries for both youth and adults.

AHCA, which runs most of the Medicaid program, published a proposed rule and set a July 8 hearing on the issue. National and state legal and LGBTQ-advocacy groups have vowed to fight the proposal.

The law's ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity won't apply to grades four and up until the state provides more guidance.

The move comes just months after the district pulled the book from classrooms and libraries.

The Seminole County School Board voted unanimously to reverse the principal's decision and allow the photos to run in the yearbook.

After a state legislative session that produced a series of new laws regarding education, WUSF is airing teachers' voices, in their own words, about what they see as their main challenges.

Florida will no longer participate in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, drawing alarm from doctors and child welfare agencies.

By wide margins, parents across the political spectrum are satisfied with how their children's schools teach about race, gender and history. That's according to a new national poll by NPR and Ipsos.