Jacob OglesFebruary 26, 2024
7min0
Parental advocacy groups show divides over legislation, but Paul Rennner's Office spotlighted growing support on the Right.
Tag: Florida Citizens Alliance
Jacob OglesFebruary 26, 2024
Anne GeggisSeptember 19, 2022
8min0
'Censorious movement is turning our public schools into political battlegrounds,' free speech group says.
Staff ReportsJune 3, 2021
3min1253
Lawmakers want to let parents know what schools are going to teach.
Joe HendersonMarch 17, 2019
6min1132
The Florida Citizens Alliance advances “the ideals and principles of liberty.” It says so right on its website. Well, glory be! We all love liberty, right? But hold on a moment and imagine the kind of “liberty” the FCA seeks. The FCA is working hard now to remove about 100 books from Florida public schools, […]
Joe HendersonFebruary 4, 2019
7min612
Florida doesn't need more things like SB 330.
A.G. GancarskiDecember 28, 2018
5min1431
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis‘ Education and Workforce Development Committee continued deliberations Friday, its last telephonic meeting ahead of final recommendations to come. A previous meeting of the group emphasized school choice and accountability, concepts that jibe with the reform agenda of incoming Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran addressed call participants on a variety of topics, including what task force chair Mori […]
Joe HendersonNovember 28, 20176min582
You may remember last summer, when state Rep. Byron Donalds successfully pushed to expand the pool of people who can challenge the content in public school textbooks. Rather than trust professional educators to do their jobs (which we all know are best done by those with political agendas), school boards were required to hire an […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 11, 2017
5min235
A Pasco County-based political group promoting “liberty” and smaller government, as well as open-carry and campus-gun laws, is being sued by the state of Florida for fundraising as an illegitimate nonprofit. Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is suing Liberty First Network, demanding the New Port Richey-based organization cease fundraising immediately and pay a […]