DeSantis ratchets up the rhetoric against ‘weaponization’ of school book challenges
by Daily Kos
Daily Kos— ‘They’re going to be holding many principals or teachers accountable,’ governor says by Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix The DeSantis administration plans to punish teachers and principals deemed to be exploiting public school book challenges to, in the governor’s view, “weaponize” Florida’s parental rights laws. DeSantis leveled that charge Monday during a news conference in Pensacola. On Tuesday, he raised it again during a second news conference in Jacksonville, where he signed...
Santa Rosas Press Gazette—School board updates library policies around book challenges. The process to challenge a book in Santa Rosa County District Schools has been centralized thanks to changes approved at April’s school board meeting on April 11.
GQ—Brad Gilbert Took the Cast of 'Challengers' to Tennis School. The game of tennis is an exceptional mindfuck. Noise, bad calls, and coaching turmoil are just as dangerous to a player as their opponents best shot. Any chaos off the court can easily infiltrate their mindset on it, clouding their ability to perform at a competitive level. And don’t forget the conditions of the heart. Emotional games can erode a player’s confidence just as quickly as a punishing serve. Just ask Andre Agassi, who collapsed against Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1995, after the...
www.mantecabulletin.com—Beyond books: The evolving role of school libraries in Manteca Unified. In Manteca Unified, the school library isn't just a place for books – it's the hub of information for the whole campus.