Florida Department of Education holds final public meeting ahead of vote on changing student standards
Some changes to how your child could be educated on certain topics including civics and government, mathematics and language arts. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:55 PM EDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 6:58 PM EDT June 9, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Florida Department of Education will be voting to impose new guidelines on what teachers can teach. At issue, how much teachers can explore the darker side of American history and topics like structural racism.
At Macclenny Elementary School on Wednesday, the Florida Department of Education held its final of three public meetings to discuss the proposed changes.
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The University of South Florida College of Education, where enrollment has dropped 40 percent since 2010, is taking steps to reinvent itself. [Times (2019)]
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Critical race theory to be focus of Baker County meeting with state education officials
Following Wednesday’s meeting, vote to ban critical race theory from schools expected Thursday in Jacksonville
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Macclenny Elementary School will host Florida Department of Education leadership and the third of three public forums where Floridians will have the opportunity to offer public input on the recently revised drafts of Florida’s student academic standards in several content areas. (Google Maps)
MACCLENNY, Fla. – The hot button issue of critical race theory will become a topic of discussion Wednesday when Florida Department of Education leadership hosts a public forum in Baker County.