One of the new Florida laws, the Parental Rights in Education Act, bans instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and says that instruction in older grades must be age appropriate. DeSantis “firmly believes” in the rights of parents to know what schools are teaching their children, his office said in a statement. DeSantis endorsed for school boards in Florida won their elections this week. Such policies have found support in battleground states, according to at least one recent poll, and a majority of candidates that Mr.

Nowhere is that more visible than Florida, where Governor DeSantis has made issues surrounding the teaching of gender identity and race central to his platform, and has led the charge for parental oversight in education, amid a re-election campaign and, some political observers theorize, a run for president in 2024. Transgender Youth: Educators are facing new tensions over whether they should tell parents when students change their name, pronouns or gender expression at school.Heavy Losses: A new global analysis suggests that children experienced learning deficits during the Covid-19 pandemic that amounted to about one-third of a school year’s worth of knowledge and skills.Ron DeSantis of Florida and other conservatives, the College Board stripped down much of its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. Course Dispute: After heavy criticism from Gov.

Some schools are asking their students to think critically about rapid advances in artificial intelligence and consider their impact.

Critiquing Chatbots: Move over, coding.

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