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Florida is slated to vote on adopting a classical education model, which would make the state the first of its kind.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature have gotten a lot of attention lately for their often-successful efforts to inject high-emotion debates into Florida education, raising a ruckus over book-banning and

Gov. Ron DeSantis' push for a classical education unabashedly focuses on historic Western civilization and relies heavily on rote memorization and facts-based testing.

A public university in Florida will allow students to submit test scores from a college entrance exam that is said to be more rooted in Western classical and Christian traditions as an alternative to the ACT and SAT.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed five bills into law Tuesday that limit the power of teachers unions and overhaul the states rules for school board elections, among several other reforms.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a cluster of education bills on May 9 in what was termed the ...

In the home school environment. the classical learning test was test of choice for many students and gives us the opportunity to go out and have exposure to tens of thousands of kids who take that test and encourage them to come to the number one liberal arts school in the country. >> ashley: this test has been around for a while, how does it differ from the sat and the act? >> it measures grammar, english, mathematics, similar in that regard. what is key for florida, we have bright future schol...

Scholarship, most kids are eligible for. once that passed, we were the first public university to say if you take the classical learning test, you are qualified for bright futures scholarship, love to have all the talented people we can get. >> ashley: do you know other colleges that are following suit? >> there is buzz in florida, we are first, we will not be the last. >> ashley: florida is setting the standard for a lot recently. what is the response from students and parents? >> we just recei...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a landmark package of legislation to support and empower Florida’s teachers, reign in out-of-control...

The bill bars public sector unions, including those for teachers but not for police or firefighters from deducting dues from paychecks.