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Florida Education Commissioner gave his staff the go-ahead to "pull" LGBTQ support documents at all school districts, saying some could violate a controversial new law.
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Recently released federal guidelines would extend protections under the law to include schools’ “obligations not to discriminate based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity.”
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Saying federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. told school officials Thursday to ignore the guidelines.
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Soon-to-be Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has worn many hats in his career, starting with teaching geography, history, social studies and psychology at public high schools in Miami. Today, he’s a Republican state Senator from Hialeah and works as the Vice President of Finance for Doral College. Diaz is also a staunch supporter of school choice which he says is falsely equated as being against public schools.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is recommending state Sen. Manny Diaz, R-Hialeah to replace outgoing education commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran announced in early March he would step down at the end of April, and has been on a “goodbye tour” of sorts.
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TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis and state education officials on Thursday released a plan to reopen public schools at full capacity in August, saying…
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The Florida House and Senate are at odds over how to make good on Governor Ron DeSantis’s promise to eliminate a 13,000 student wait list for private...
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During his campaign for governor, Ron DeSantis credited Republican education reform efforts like charter schools and private school vouchers for improving…
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Governor-elect Ron DeSantis today announced he'll nominate outgoing Florida House speaker Richard Corcoran as the state's next education commissioner....
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State Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said Tuesday that she will be stepping down from her post on Jan. 8.