by Beth Holmes | Jan 30, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Censorship or jail is being offered to Florida teachers, told to remove ‘unvetted’ books from their classroom libraries or be charged with felonies. Governor Ron DeSantis and his fellow Florida Republicans pushed hard the narrative that teachers and...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 14, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Florida students walk out over the state’s proposed “Can’t Say Gay” bill, which passed in the the state senate on Tuesday morning. HB 1557, officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, or the “Can’t Say Gay” bill by its opposers, passed...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 11, 2021 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on October 7, 2021, to punish students in districts with mask mandates. The decision is in line with a state-level executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that requires parents have the sole say on whether students...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Teachers want masks in school districts across the country, as September looms. And they’re willing to fight for them in Republican-controlled states where mask mandates have been banned by law. So far, Arizona, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and West Virginia have...