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Haley Is Running for President — Polls Show It’s Near Impossible for Her to Win
The former South Carolina governor faces difficult odds of securing the GOP nod, polls show.
Haymarket Books Will Provide Free Black History E-Books to Florida Students
Books are “dangerous to those in power.... that's why we publish them,” Haymarket Books said in a press release.
2 Florida School Districts Order Teachers to Cover or Remove Books in Classrooms
Florida is becoming “a laboratory of fascism,” one critic noted in response to the book bans.
“Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism”: Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History
DeSantis is using Black history as a political pawn, says E. Patrick Johnson, whose work was purged from the curriculum.
DeSantis Impeded Federal Officials’ Ability to Enforce Voting Law, Watchdog Says
The government has long sent election monitors to polling places to ensure laws like the Voting Rights Act are followed.
Sanders Vows to Work on Raising “Pathetically Low” Teacher Salaries
Canceling student debt and establishing a higher base pay for teachers could help solve shortages, Sanders said.
DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Colleges That Have Programs on Diversity
The Florida governor described lessons on equity and inclusion as “political window dressing” in a statement on Tuesday.
FL GOP Bills Would End Requirement for Unanimous Juries on Death Penalty
Since 1976, for every three executions Florida carries out, one person has been exonerated based on post-trial evidence.
Ron DeSantis’s Attack on Black Studies Is Textbook Proto-Fascism
Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, has effectively declared war on the Black freedom movement.
Students Plan to Sue DeSantis for Rejecting AP African American Studies Course
“I thought here in this country, we believe in the free exchange of ideas, not the suppression of it,” said one student.