Reposted by Holly Bullard
Florida’s Social Studies standards are getting another update next month.
No, those terrible African American History standards will stay, but there’s a huge update to our Anti-Communism education.
This is just one page.
Holly Bullard
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currently @floridapolicy . @AmeriCorpsVISTA @emoryuniversity & @mccourtschool alum, proud daughter of retired Florida public teachers. ENTP
![1. Plaintiffs contend they have standing to sue the State Defendants because
the "State Defendants have mandated that school libraries not contain books with
'pornographic' content," DE1 11 91, 212, or content that describes sexual con-duct," DE1 I 180. But Plaintiffs "must show a causal connection between [their] injuries] and the challenged action of the defendant[s] . as opposed to the action of all... third party." City of S. Miami v. Governor, 65 F.4th 631, 640 (u1th Cir.2023) (citations omitted). Here, the statute imposes obligations on the school districts directly, apart from the State Board of Education, such that any injury to Plaintiffs "stems from [the school district's] enforcement," not the State Board's.
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![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju)
