Ron Desantis for Florida
Recent News About Ron Desantis for Florida
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Harrison: 'Thirty other states have already passed school choice''
Texas Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Waxahachie) is carrying Sen. Mayes Middleton's (R-Galveston) education freedom bill in the Texas House.
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WSJ opinion columnist: 'Parents should decide where the public funds for educating their children go'
In a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) opinion piece, William McGurn detailed how school choice bills are becoming more popular as four states have already passed legislation embracing the Milton Friedman ideal that public funds should follow the student instead of going straight to public schools. Florida has new school choice legislation that embraces universal education savings accounts. Texas is in the process of attempting to pass an education savings account bill that would grant $8,000 per student for parents to use at their own discretion.
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Abbott in letters to state universities, agencies: DEI hiring programs are 'inconsistent with the law'
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s office sent letters to state universities and agencies asserting that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, tests and programs are illegal as a condition for hiring.
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DeSantis plans to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion in colleges so students 'can think for themselves'
Taking aim at critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is proposing legislation in the Sunshine State that would require universities to base their curriculum on the history of Western Civilization.
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DeSantis orders Florida public colleges to report on DEI 'to refocus Florida’s public institutions on academics and truth'
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) recently requested information from all Florida public colleges related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), specifically asking government institutions to release the costs for such programs.