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Florida Removes Sociology Requirement From General Education Due to Concerns About Bias

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 08, 2026 9 Comments

"Supporters of the shift say the policy keeps general education centered on broad, introductory knowledge that serves students across majors."...

Eighth Circuit: Schools Don’t Owe Kids Access to Sexually Explicit Books

Posted by Matt Lamb on April 07, 2026 21 Comments

"The First Amendment does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense," an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled on Monday....

Florida Bill Would Limit Number of Foreign Students at State Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 13, 2025 2 Comments

"Universities across the country are importing foreign workers on H-1B visas instead of hiring Americans who are qualified and available to do the job. We will not tolerate H-1B abuse in Florida institutions"...

Florida Designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 09, 2025 22 Comments

Texas already slapped the label on the two groups last month....

New College of Florida Becomes First School to Sign Trump Admin’s Higher Ed Compact

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 29, 2025 1 Comment

“As other colleges have rejected the compact, we see it as a bold step forward from the Trump administration that will help preserve America’s place as the world’s number one destination for higher education”...

Florida Approves Land Transfer to Trump Foundation for His Presidential Library

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 03, 2025 4 Comments

"President Trump has a great story to tell as a Florida resident, and I think it’s quite fitting that we house it"...

Ron DeSantis Helping Trump With Higher Education Reform in Florida

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2025 1 Comment

“The Trump administration is working hard to get some of the rot out of higher education, the intellectual rot, the ideological rot”...

Judge Stops ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Build Amid Everglades Environmental Fight

Posted by Ben Smith on August 09, 2025 30 Comments

“Alligator Alcatraz will remain operational, continuing to serve as a force multiplier to enhance deportation efforts,’ spokesperson Alex Lanfranconi said in a statement....

Trump Tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 01, 2025 25 Comments

Trump also endorsed a proposal by Florida Gov. DeSantis to deputize members of the Florida National Guard as immigration judges....

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Opening in the Everglades

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 28, 2025 35 Comments

A second site is being eyed at Camp Blanding. Perhaps this site will feature amenities like black bears, the Florida panther, and water moccasins.....

Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Defunds ‘Academic Boycotts’ of Israel

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 28, 2025 2 Comments

"The bill also mandates cessation of state contracts and grants with those entities if they don’t change their ways."...

Florida Sheriff Offers Grave Warning to Would-be Rioters: ‘We Will Kill You’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2025 63 Comments

"If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at, because we will kill you, graveyard dead"...

Governor Ron DeSantis Touts Higher Education Reforms in Florida

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2025 1 Comment

“We want our students to be able to think for themselves.”...

Progressive Academic Rejected as Choice for President at the University of Florida

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 04, 2025 18 Comments

"Ono was met with a lukewarm response from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a powerful voice in higher education, and outright opposition from other Republicans including Sen. Rick Scott and Reps. Byron Donalds and Greg Steube"...

AOC and JD Vance Define 2028 Presidential Race Early

Posted by Ben Smith on April 19, 2025 77 Comments

Once considered too progressive for a national run, AOC is now climbing in the early Democratic primary polls...

Florida Universities Cooperating With ICE for Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 13, 2025 1 Comment

"We are simply following guidance from the Governor's Feb. 19 directive to state law enforcement agencies, of which FAUPD and other state university police departments are included"...

Trump Education Dept. Axes ‘Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,’ ‘Book Ban Coordinator’ Position

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 25, 2025 7 Comments

“By dismissing these complaints and eliminating the position and authorities of a so-called 'book ban coordinator,' the department is beginning the process of restoring the fundamental rights of parents to direct their children’s education."...

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