NEW YORK — Some Florida educators and students are concerned about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' vow against 'trendy ideologies' in state colleges and universities.
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesNEW YORK — Some Florida educators and students are concerned about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' vow against"trendy ideologies" in state colleges and universities.
"It's about lowering barriers ... for any marginalized group," Taylor said, adding that it doesn't just affect people of color and LGBTQ populations."That includes first-gen students, low-income students, international students, students with disabilities." Woke is defined by the DeSantis administration as"the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them," according to DeSantis' general counsel, as reported byIn December, DeSantis' office requested data on funding, staffing and more for courses and programs that include"diversity, equity and inclusion" and"critical race theory" in a recent memo to school administrators across the state.
"Instead, New College has publicly committed to 'eliminating outcome disparities for underrepresented and underserved groups,'" a statement from DeSantis' office read.
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