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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: Local legislators back bill to alter GRU control. “If passed by the Florida House and Senate, the bill would hand Gov. Ron DeSantis the power to create a five-member board …
Read More »UF’s David Canton reflects on his career in African American Studies
Education in Florida is changing. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent policies to change K-12 education have restricted educators from teaching African American Studies and resulted in strict statewide book bans — punishable by felony charge. As he looks to the collegiate scale, DeSantis pushes for further restriction, including proposals to ban …
Read More »UF students and faculty hold ‘Can’t Ban Us’ teach-in about Black history
During Black History Month, people on the University of Florida campus are holding a multitude of events, including the “Can’t Ban Us Day of Action” Black history teach-in on Thursday at the Marston Science Library. Students and faculty gathered at the teach-in to highlight the rapidly growing African American history …
Read More »UF history professor on the significance of Rosewood
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the massacre in the town of Rosewood. WUFT’s Kristin Moorehead spoke to University of Florida history professor Steve Noll about the significance of this event. Editor’s note: This interview transcript and the audio above have been edited for length and clarity. Transcript: KRISTIN …
Read More »The Point: Your 2022 news year in review
Take a walk back through all of the Florida storylines we covered for you this year.
Read More »The Rock School, a basketball powerhouse, continues its quiet dominance
When The Rock basketball players arrived at their first home game last month, they commanded the attention of the gym the moment they entered. Several starters have garnered national attention from Division I colleges and universities, and the moment they start playing, it is evident why. The private K-12 Christian school has a student body of just over 500 students but has garnered one of the best basketball teams in the state.
Read More »AI classes at UF target all disciplines and age groups
The University of Florida has taken some of the first steps in its artificial intelligence (AI) initiative by creating an AI curriculum that is geared toward K-12 students and that offers AI classes to UF students, among other various measures.
Read More »What Florida voters need to know about Amendment 3 before Election Day
Legislators in favor of Amendment 3 tout it as a lifeline for Floridians struggling in a volatile housing market, but those against it say the measure wouldn’t do enough. If passed, the amendment would increase the homestead exemption for K-12 teachers, police officers, correctional officers, firefighters, emergency-medical technicians, paramedics, child-welfare …
Read More »Decolonizing the Curriculum, Episode 2: The Seminoles and land grant universities
This is an abridged version of Episode 2 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. The silver river is a five-mile long stretch of spring-fed water that winds through the heart of Florida just east of Ocala in Marion county. Today, kayakers …
Read More »Florida teachers, parents fearful for future of K-12 education
A month into the new school year, Florida teachers, parents and students are already experiencing state changes to public school curriculum through new state civics standards and education bills.
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