The left is re-assonating him. Beyond disgusting.
Posted on 02/24/2023 2:40:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives would squeeze diversity efforts and consolidate control over public universities, building on many of Gov. Ron DeSantis' stated aims.
House Bill 999, introduced this week by Rep. Alex Andrade, a Republican representing Pensacola, would allow the state Board of Governors to give direction to universities on removing majors and minors in such subjects as critical race theory and gender studies and bar spending on programs or activities that support such curricula. The Board of Governors oversees the state's public universities, and 14 of the board's 17 members are appointed by the governor.
Public postsecondary institutions would also be required, when applicable, to "promote the philosophical underpinnings of Western civilization and include studies of this nation’s historical documents,” the bill states.
Students at several of Florida’s public universities have sought to hit back, accusing the governor of restricting academic freedom. On Thursday, students staged a walkout to protest DeSantis' steps to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public higher education.
“I’m also planning on being a future educator, and I’m a student, and the bottom line of this issue is it’s an attack on education and it’s an attack on freedom of speech,” Florida International University student Ness Cruz said at the protest. “I believe those are probably the two biggest principles that are driving this movement.”
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Man, a lefty complaining about “assault on free speech?”
That is THE definition of chutzpah!
Florida leading the way ...
The left is re-assonating him. Beyond disgusting.
Sounds good to me.
Lead on Gov’nur.
No, the bill will target racism.
The rest of the world trains trains their students to the best they can do.
We teach them how to leach off the government and taxpayers.
It’s only a ‘good start’. Now they need to add a plan that requires that all student loans at a university MUST ONLY come from the university’s own endowment funds. That will force the university to only fund majors that have a good chance of being repaid.
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