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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #213

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

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Florida’s school choice program offers universal vouchers but cannot show systemwide academic improvement

The Florida Department of Education cannot account for US$270 million it has spent through its school choice program. That’s according to a November 2025 state audit of the department.

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Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

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Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent

Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons

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The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course

Controversy swirled around the new course after it was rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with conservative critics accusing the College Board of bias.

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Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with LGBT+ character speaks out

‘Strange World’ is a Disney movie that features a character who identifies as LGBT+

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Amid DeSantis And Iger Brouhaha, A Florida Teacher Was Reportedly Investigated For Showing A Disney Movie In Class

Disney and Florida are engaged in a legal battle already, but now a separate fight is starting over a Disney movie in a Florida school

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Florida teacher being investigated after showing Disney movie

‘Strange World’ is a Disney movie that features a character who identifies as LGBT+

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2 Fla. men challenged 7 books, but don’t want them banned. Here’s why

For generations, Syd Hoff’s “Danny and the Dinosaur” has offered young readers a fun, easy-to-digest tale of what life might be like with a prehistoric friend.

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Florida rule could restrict class instruction on sexual orientation through 12th grade

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida middle school and high school teachers would be further restricted from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity under a proposed rule backed by the DeSantis administration that, if approved, would go beyond what state law currently requires.

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