DeSantis bans funding for Florida college diversity programmes
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis bans funding for Florida college diversity programmes

Al Jazeera  

Ron DeSantis, Florida governor and likely US presidential candidate, says programmes aim to impose an ‘ideological agenda’. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to block federal and state funding to programmes that aim to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities, boosting a conservative push against such initiatives. DeSantis approved the measure on Monday, decrying DEI programmes as part of a “relatively recent” push to impose an “ideological agenda” on educational institutions in the United States. https://t.co/1ViUv23cfj — Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 May 15, 2023 Democratic Florida Senator Shevrin Jones rejected what he called DeSantis’s “overreach” into education. By restricting what students can learn, the state is actively suppressing students’ academic and intellectual freedom.” Florida House member Anna Eskamani also called the bill a “witch hunt” after it passed in the state legislature earlier this month.

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A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
8 months ago

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

Associated Press  

A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Tennessee became the latest when the Republican governor this week signed legislation that would prohibit banks and other financial institutions from considering a customer’s …

Alabama bans DEI programmes and ‘divisive concepts’ in public colleges
9 months ago

Alabama bans DEI programmes and ‘divisive concepts’ in public colleges

Al Jazeera  

The bill, known as SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching what the bill calls ‘divisive concepts’ about race and identity. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in publicly-funded colleges, making the southern state one of the latest Republican-led states to enact broad measures against what they claim is …

Alabama governor signs bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion programs
9 months ago

Alabama governor signs bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender. “This regressive measure undermines the strides we’ve made in cultivating an inclusive society in Alabama …

Florida colleges fire staff amid anti-"woke" crusade. Expert warns "this tactic will backfire"
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida colleges fire staff amid anti-"woke" crusade. Expert warns "this tactic will backfire"

Salon  

Diversity, equity and inclusion staff at the University of Florida became the latest victims of the right-wing war on “woke” after being fired last week under a newly approved state rule stripping funding from equity initiatives at public universities. "This is a long game that is a political effort to diminish the advances that have been achieved through affirmative action …

Unravelling the DEI controversies as Florida University axes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Unravelling the DEI controversies as Florida University axes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices

Hindustan Times  

The University of Florida has terminated 13 full-time diversity, equity, and inclusion posts as well as 15 administrative faculty appointments. Florida University has become the latest example of growing opposition to DEI programs, which have enraged prominent figures such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, and Florida Gov. Here is what memo says "To comply with …

U of Florida axes diversity and inclusion office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

U of Florida axes diversity and inclusion office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs

Associated Press  

The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Three senior UF officials said in the memo that despite the elimination of the diversity, equity and inclusion or DEI program, the school …

Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion
10 months, 1 week ago

Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

Associated Press  

Scores of people turned out Tuesday to testify well into the night on bills being considered by Nebraska lawmakers that target diversity initiatives and higher education programs, mirroring proposals by Republicans across the country. The bills before the state Legislature’s Education Committee included one that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion — known as DEI — programs and offices at …

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Associated Press  

— Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year. The bills cover a broad spectrum, including measures to reverse Florida’s recent ban on DEI in higher education and measures to require DEI …

Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Associated Press  

Utah’s governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. Headed into the final year of his first term, Cox has shifted to the right on “diversity, equity and inclusion.” After vetoing a ban on transgender students playing in girls sports in …

Florida board bans use of state, federal dollars for DEI programs at state universities
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Florida board bans use of state, federal dollars for DEI programs at state universities

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted Wednesday to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with a law signed last spring by Republican Gov. The new law bans the use of taxpayer money to fund programs that promote “differential or preferential treatment of individuals, or classifies such individuals on …

Florida’s university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors’ group says
1 year ago

Florida’s university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors’ group says

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Academic freedom and independent governance have been under political and ideological assault in Florida’s university system during the tenure of Florida Gov. The threat to Florida’s higher education system accelerated this year with the takeover of New College of Florida in Sarasota by partisan DeSantis supporters, according to the report from an AAUP committee. Additionally, the appointments …

Newsom and DeSantis both promote freedom in education. But their focus is wildly different
1 year ago

Newsom and DeSantis both promote freedom in education. But their focus is wildly different

LA Times  

When it comes to education, the divide between the governors of California and Florida turns on different visions of freedom in their state’s schools. “If there’s a central theme to the DeSantis regime it’s ‘parent empowerment,’” said Bruce Baker, professor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Miami. Even before Newsom entered office, California law …

How Ron DeSantis used Florida schools to become a culture warrior
1 year, 4 months ago

How Ron DeSantis used Florida schools to become a culture warrior

Associated Press  

Ron DeSantis ’ path to national prominence started in Florida’s classrooms, where he harnessed culture war passions and deployed them in education policies. “I can tell you this, I have only begun to fight.” FROM CRITICAL RACE THEORY TO MATH A major theme of DeSantis’ tenure has been a pledge to banish critical race theory from classrooms, following the lead …

DeSantis Faces Backlash from Republican Senator Scott over Black American History Curriculum
1 year, 4 months ago

DeSantis Faces Backlash from Republican Senator Scott over Black American History Curriculum

News 18  

Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s woes following his state’s adoption of new standards on the teaching of Black American history continues to pile up and possibly impacting his campaign. The recent criticism of the new education policy came from fellow presidential candidate and member of the Republican party, South Carolina senator Tim Scott. Florida’s teachers have been instructed to teach middle-school …

Republicans vote to cut University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32M in diversity programs spat
1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans vote to cut University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32M in diversity programs spat

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million on Thursday despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested. Evers has said that cutting the university’s budget given the state’s surplus would be “irrational.” Republicans earlier this month …

Black lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education
1 year, 7 months ago

Black lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education

CNN  

CNN — The Texas House passed a bill Monday aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public colleges and universities, a move that Black leaders say will halt progress and stifle future research funding. Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, a Democrat representing San Antonio and vice chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, said the legislation would take away resources …

Opinion: DeSantis’ defunding of diversity programs threatens college life as we know it
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: DeSantis’ defunding of diversity programs threatens college life as we know it

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that promises to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges throughout the state. A bill like this new one in Florida is particularly challenging for college leaders because what it means by “diversity, equity and inclusion” programs lacks meaningful definition. The DeSantis bill and other attacks like it come at a time …

DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor’s expected presidential candidacy. The law blocks public universities from diverting state or federal funds toward programs or campus activities that advocate for diversity, equity and …

DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis curtails diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida state colleges

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis signs legislation on Monday banning state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Florida’s public universities, at New College of Florida in Sarasota, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor’s expected …

DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida public colleges
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida public colleges

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs at all state universities, which he called a “distraction from the core mission.” “This is better viewed as standing for discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination, and that has no place in our public institutions,” DeSantis said at a news conference in Sarasota. “There’s nothing …

Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity
1 year, 7 months ago

Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns, diversity

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don’t correspond to someone’s sex, building on top priorities of Republican Gov. The state’s Legislative session, scheduled to end this week, has been dominated by divisive cultural issues, with Republican allies of DeSantis …

Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns and diversity
1 year, 7 months ago

Florida Republicans pass school bills on pronouns and diversity

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, arriving in London last month, is expected to sign into law two proposals that would ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to use pronouns that don’t correspond to someone’s sex. Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to …

Republican states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher education
1 year, 8 months ago

Republican states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher education

Firstpost  

Rep. Carl Tepper of Texas decided to abolish diversity, equality, and inclusion offices in higher education because he was upset with college diversity initiatives that he said were “fomenting radical and toxic divisions.” The Republican lawmaker’s first measure was to outlaw these positions. During a recent Missouri House debate, Republican Rep. Doug Richey put forth a series of budget amendments …

Republicans Across The U.S. Are On A Crusade To Eliminate College Diversity Programs
1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans Across The U.S. Are On A Crusade To Eliminate College Diversity Programs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have already made critical race theory, a college-level academic theory that examines the role of institutional racism in American society, the boogeyman du jour for conservative parents across the country. But other GOP-controlled states like Iowa and Texas are introducing bills that will ban DEI efforts, programs and initiatives in their respective states, smearing them as …

DeSantis signs bill expanding school voucher program
1 year, 8 months ago

DeSantis signs bill expanding school voucher program

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. “There will be a preference for low and middle income families but at the end of the day we fundamentally believe that the money should follow the student and it should be directed based on what the parent thinks is the most appropriate education program for their child,” DeSantis said at a bill signing ceremony …

DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all grades
1 year, 9 months ago

DeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all grades

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ' administration is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” as the Republican governor continues to focus on cultural issues ahead of his expected presidential run. President Joe Biden called it “hateful.” DeSantis and other Republicans have …

DeSantis to argue U.S. should be like Florida ahead of 2024 bid
1 year, 9 months ago

DeSantis to argue U.S. should be like Florida ahead of 2024 bid

LA Times  

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, shown at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Sunday, is already making big moves toward a White House bid. Though DeSantis is unlikely to formally announce a presidential campaign before the Legislature wraps up its work in May, he’s already making big moves toward a White House bid. The book he released last …

New College conservative board votes to abolish DEI office
1 year, 9 months ago

New College conservative board votes to abolish DEI office

Associated Press  

SARASOTA, Fla. — Trustees picked by Republican Gov. “This is not a very impressive DEI bureaucracy, is what I’m seeing,” said student body president Grace Keenan, who is a trustee and was not appointed by DeSantis. We don’t discriminate against anyone here.” Although they are relatively small programs, some of the seven new trustees at the historically progressive college said …

Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history
1 year, 10 months ago

Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Rev. Not to not only know how bad you were, but to know how strong they are,” Sharpton told the crowd, adding, “If you would study history, governor, you would have known to mess with us and education always ends in your defeat.” Ahead of an expected White House run, DeSantis has continued to focus on …

Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board
1 year, 10 months ago

Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools. Ron DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is threatening to cut his state’s ties with the College Board, the organization that develops Advanced Placement classes for college-bound high school students. Next, DeSantis and Florida conservatives turned their …

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the Ford Foundation professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, or IARA. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Erica Licht Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Now DeSantis is going a step …

DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges
1 year, 10 months ago

DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory in his latest step onto the front lines of the nation’s culture wars. “I think people want to see true academics and they want to get rid of some of the political window …

DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities
1 year, 10 months ago

DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he intends to ban state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in hopes that they will “wither on the vine” without funding. In a press release about the announced legislation, the governor’s office called diversity, equity and inclusion programs “discriminatory” and vowed to prohibit universities from funding …

Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges
1 year, 10 months ago

Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges

Al Jazeera  

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida in the southeast United States, has announced plans to block state colleges from having programmes on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as critical race theory. DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has heavily criticised critical race theory, which examines systemic racism, along with programmes about diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly known as …

Ron DeSantis seeks control over national curriculum
1 year, 10 months ago

Ron DeSantis seeks control over national curriculum

Salon  

As I explained for the Editorial Board, CRT is a sociolegal framework to analyze ways in which our legal system perpetuates racism. Not satisfied with controlling k-12 education, many Republicans are now seeking to make the public university system an arm of government control in order to outlaw CRT as well as violate trans people's rights. Understanding, not belief While …

DeSantis calls Black history course ‘indoctrination.’ What do the authors Florida criticized say?
1 year, 11 months ago

DeSantis calls Black history course ‘indoctrination.’ What do the authors Florida criticized say?

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” Florida Gov. DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” It was revealed last week that the Florida Department of Education recently told the College Board it …

How DeSantis 'could potentially transform American society'
1 year, 11 months ago

How DeSantis 'could potentially transform American society'

Raw Story  

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has become well-known for his efforts to incite culture wars and influence the politics of education across Florida as he considers running in the 2024 presidential election. After his “Stop WOKE Act,” which would ban race-related coursework from college classrooms, was temporarily blocked by a judge, DeSantis distributed a memo requesting course data from state colleges …

Here's the real reason DeSantis is poisoning public education in Florida
1 year, 11 months ago

Here's the real reason DeSantis is poisoning public education in Florida

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis likes to say Florida is where “woke” goes to die. Speir couldn’t even get Hamlin’s name right, calling him “Devin.” But the pick of DeSantis’ litter is a Tucker Carlson favorite, conservative activist Christopher Rufo, whose party trick is whipping up fear and loathing over critical race theory. Rufo told The New York Times he means to bring …

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT
1 year, 11 months ago

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida college professors on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Gov. Ron DeSantis from requesting spending data on diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory programs in state universities. The Republican governor in late December requested that state colleges submit spending data and other information on programs related to diversity, equity and …

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law and ‘critical race theory’ ban are in effect. Teachers brace for ‘straight-up indoctrination’
2 years, 5 months ago

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law and ‘critical race theory’ ban are in effect. Teachers brace for ‘straight-up indoctrination’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which opponents have called the “Don’t Say Gay” …

Column: Ron DeSantis is setting the agenda for the GOP, and Democrats should worry
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Ron DeSantis is setting the agenda for the GOP, and Democrats should worry

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis shows the signed Parental Rights in Education Act, known to opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, at a March news conference in Shady Hills, Fla. “He’s taken on the left more aggressively than any U.S. governor in modern history,” Fox News pundit Laura Ingraham enthused last month when she devoted an entire hour of her prime-time program …

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law new guidelines Friday involving race-based discussions in businesses and schools as part of his campaign against critical race theory, which he called “pernicious” ideology. “CRT is not taught in K-12 education here in our public schools.” DeSantis’ focus on culture war issues involving race, gender and the coronavirus have made …

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past
2 years, 11 months ago

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday. “At no point did anyone say white people should be held responsible for what happened, but …

Florida Gov. DeSantis expands private school voucher program
3 years, 7 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis expands private school voucher program

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s school voucher program will be significantly expanded after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that increases eligibility to attend private schools at public expense. “But when you talk about low-income families, working families — they may not have the luxury of being able to get their kid in the school of their choice without …

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