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Florida Considers Tough Discipline for College Staff Who Break Bathroom Law

The Latest The Florida State Board of Education is expected to vote Wednesday on new rules at state colleges for…

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The College Board Says A.P. Psychology Is ‘Effectively Banned’ in Florida

The nonprofit said it would not remove a section on gender and sexual orientation, as Florida had requested, and advised…

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Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report

The News Leprosy, a fearsome scourge of ancient civilizations, may have become a permanent fixture in Florida, according to a…

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Disney District, Now Under DeSantis’s Control, Ends Its D.E.I. Programs

The News The special district that governs the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida announced on Tuesday that it was…

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Florida Schools Question Content on Gender and Sexuality in A.P. Psychology

The Latest Advanced Placement Psychology is the subject of the latest skirmish in the monthslong battle between the state of…

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Florida’s New Black History Standards Have Drawn Backlash. Who Wrote Them?

In updating the standards to comply with a new law that limits how racism can be taught, officials largely bypassed…

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Ron DeSantis Wants to Tell the Future by Controlling the Past

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was, along with his state’s Board of Education, embroiled in a controversy over…

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DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History

In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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Why California and Florida Have Become Almost Uninsurable

As different as California and Florida are, they share one big problem: Insurance companies are curtailing business in the two…

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Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse.

The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies…

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