US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions (theguardian)
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This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education.
If passed, it would:
- prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education • change federal higher-ed rules through the Higher Education Act rather than leaving these fights entirely to states.
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This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would reform accreditation under the Higher Education Act.
If passed, it would
- reform accreditation under the Higher Education Act • shift more leverage over accrediting structures and review.
This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would restrict certain DEI practices across federal programs and federally funded entities.
If passed, it would
- restrict certain DEI practices across federal programs and federally funded entities • add education-specific provisions on accreditation and federal education funding.
This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would expand Title VI and other federal civil-rights protections to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
If passed, it would
- expand Title VI and other federal civil-rights protections to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity • create clearer federal standards that colleges and states would have to account for in gender-related policy disputes.
This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would require public colleges in Title IV programs to provide students written information on First Amendment rights.
If passed, it would
- require public colleges in Title IV programs to provide students written information on First Amendment rights • require educational programming on free expression during student orientation.
This story is about US appeals court partially strikes down Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions. This bill would condition federal funding for graduate medical schools on limits to certain DEI policies and offices.
If passed, it would
- condition federal funding for graduate medical schools on limits to certain DEI policies and offices • treat some diversity-statement and compelled-expression requirements as disqualifying practices.