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Florida Board of Education
Coverage of Florida Board of Education in the Nexus archive.
- Immigrant groups respond to undocumented student ban at Florida colleges
Florida's pro-immigration groups criticized a new rule banning undocumented students from state colleges as 'cruel' and potentially illegal. The State Board of Education voted to require all students at Florida's 28 colleges to be U.S. citizens or 'lawfully present,' with the Board of Governors set to consider a similar ban for universities in September.
- Outrage over ‘cruel’ Florida move to ban undocumented students from college
Florida's education board, aligned with Ron DeSantis, banned undocumented students from state colleges, following a prior move to remove in-state tuition discounts for certain immigrant students. Critics called the decision 'cruel and harmful,' arguing it blocks access to education for non-citizens and those not 'lawfully present.'