“Closed by Order of the Governor”: Teachers in the Crossfire of Florida’s War on Public Education
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On the morning of January 23, Jean Faulk opened her inbox to find an email labeled “urgent” from her principal at Bayshore High School in Bradenton, Florida. “Based on clarifications from the state in December, teacher-created classroom libraries fall…
So Now Trump Is Stealing “Meatball Ron’s” Worst Education Policies
Trump tours a classroom in 2016.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In late 2021, parental rights candidate Glenn Youngkin secured his stay at Virginia’s Executive Mansion with a push from devoted “mama bears”—a group of, yes, mothers, who were angry about a perceived…
A Florida School Board Member Speaks Out About Being Targeted by DeSantis
Mother Jones; Rebecca Blackwell.AP; Photo courtesy of Tom Edwards Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, Fox News reported that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had set his sight on 14 school board members across the state whom he wanted to see defeated in the…
Is Florida’s Blogger Registration Bill Inspired by Viktor Orbán?
Paul Hennessy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this week, Florida State Sen. Jason Brodeur introduced a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state government when they are paid to write about the governor and other political figures. After registering, bloggers…
GOP Bill Aims to “Cancel” Florida’s Democratic Party Over Past Pro-Slavery Stance
Steve Cannon/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill that, if passed, would, apparently, eliminate Florida’s Democratic Party. On Tuesday, Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed the “Ultimate Cancel Act“—a bill that doesn’t mention the Democrats by name…
Ron DeSantis’ War on Freedom
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