Higher Education Report

League of Women Voters of Florida Voices Concern Over State-Mandated School Reopenings

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The League of Women Voters of Florida is highlighting educators, parents and advocates concerns following the state of Florida’s recent actions regarding schools reopening this fall while […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Announces Settlement in Lawsuit that Challenged Restrictions on Early Voting on College Campuses

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida announced a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Laurel Lee regarding a lawsuit filed in 2019 challenging then Florida Secretary of State […]

SB 7030 signed into law despite pleas of students, parents, teachers

In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing SB 7030 into law thereby allowing school boards to allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom, the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence released […]

Legislature takes money from public schools; rejects across the board raises for teachers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –  On Tuesday the Florida Legislature approved a new K-12 voucher program (SB 7070) that would take $126 million from the state’s 67 public school districts so up to 18,000 students […]

Action alert: Keep guns out of Florida’s classrooms!

On Monday evening the Senate Education Committee filed their proposed committee bill SPB 7030. While it contains some good school security measures, this bill would allow the arming of Florida’s […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Urges Swift Adoption of Common Core

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