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The passage of the Stop Woke Act and Parental Rights in Education laws are causing some educators to "err on the side of caution," says Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association.

Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring "creative options" to fill vacancies.

Saying the law will “stigmatize and harm LGBTQ youth,” attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to aid challengers to a new Florida law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in the state's public schools.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to the controversial new law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in Florida public schools.

Some of Florida’s most financially strapped small school districts could have paid thousands of dollars more for textbooks than their larger counterparts, and local officials are asking state leaders to do something about it.

There have been more than 200 book bans across Florida in the past year, according to a report by the advocacy group PEN America. Many of the targeted books are centered around people of color and LGBTQ characters.

A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms could continue well into the upcoming school year.

High school students in Florida will eventually have to learn about finances in order to graduate. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill mandating a semester course in personal financial literacy and money management.

The challenge against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

Students who enter high school next year will have to take the course, which teaches personal financial literacy and money management, to be able to graduate.

Florida will be the first state in the nation to fully transition its public schools to such progress monitoring. Governor Ron DeSantis said the change will allow teachers and parents to check in on students before the year is over.

Some critics say the bill would have a stifling effect on literature in the state.