Florida Board of Education Restricts DEI Funding in State Colleges, Replaces Sociology Course

Published on January 18, 2024

The Florida Board of Education on Jan. 17 implemented a new rule limiting the use of public funds for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, activities, and policies in the state’s college system. The decision will “ensure that taxpayer funds can no longer be used to promote DEI on Florida’s 28 state college campuses,” the board stated in a press release. The colleges include Valencia College, Seminole State College of Florida, Polk State College, Palm Beach State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Eastern Florida State College, Daytona State College, and the College of Central Florida. The rule adopted by the board defines DEI as “any program, campus activity, or policy that classifies individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation and promotes differential or preferential treatment of individuals on the basis of such classification.”...

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