Ron DeSantis
Florida HBCU Students Are Suing the State for Discrimination in Funding
FAMU students say the state is chronically underfunding its only public HBCU.
By Mia Uzzell
Trans Youth Are Being Forced to Leave Their Home States Behind
“No kid should be forced to leave the place where they grew up.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Florida
Florida Students Will Have to Learn About Some Supposed Upsides of Slavery
Ron DeSantis' Board of Education will make public school students learn about the “personal benefit” of being enslaved.
By Eric Lutz
‘The Tampa Five’ Face Years in Prison After Campus Protests
The students and staffer were arrested during protests against the DeSantis administration.
By Sierra Lyons
Florida Teens Are Doing Whatever They Can to Stop DeSantis 2024
Young Floridians really don’t want Ron DeSantis to be president.
By Fortesa Latifi
Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Frost Yells "F**k Ron DeSantis" at Paramore Show
This comes just days after Hayley Williams condemned the Florida governor during the band's previous concert.
By Ashleigh Carter
Hayley Williams to Fans: If You Vote for DeSantis, You’re Dead to Me
The Paramore singer says she’s very comfortable talking politics.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Politics
Amanda Gorman Speaks Out After a Florida School Bans Her Poem
A single parent can silence an author.
By Elizabeth Logan
2024
Ron DeSantis's Presidential Campaign Launch on Twitter Was a Total Mess
There were 30 minutes of technical difficulties.
By Eric Lutz
What Ron DeSantis Just Did to Trans Rights in Florida
The so-called "Let Kids Be Kids" package is a disgrace.
By James Factora
Florida Is Investigating a Teacher Who Showed Students a Disney Movie With a Gay Character
The incident comes amid the state’s ongoing war with the Mouse House.
By James Factora
Florida Students Are Taking Their Education Into Their Own Hands
On April 21, students from across the state are walking out to learn.
By Rachel Janfaza
Florida Just Expanded “Don’t Say Gay” to All Grades
Governor Ron DeSantis requested the expansion.
By Fortesa Latifi
Why This Iconic Book About Black Radicalism Still Speaks to Us
Robin D.G. Kelley’s ‘Freedom Dreams’ is finding itself in the hands of a new generation.
By Kandist Mallett
Florida
Ron DeSantis's Florida Prepares Its Next Attack on Black and LGBTQ+ Students
“It’s just a problem for Florida now, sure. But in a few years, it could be a problem for the nation.”
By Eric Lutz
Our College Is Being Taken Over by Ron DeSantis and His Allies
They’re trying to force a conservative Christian model of education on our public school.
By Debarati Biswas and Erik Wallenberg
Florida Teacher Fired After Showing Empty Library Shelves on Social Media
"I read books about the consequences of this when I was in school…"
By Lex McMenamin
Organizers are Getting Banned Books to DeSantis's Florida
"Black history and radical ideas cannot be censored!"
By Lex McMenamin
The College Board's Long History of Controversies
To start, the SAT was designed by an "open white supremacist."
By Mary Retta
2024
It Looks Like a Lot of Republicans Will Enter the 2024 Presidential Primary
That's what happened in 2016 too.
By Caleb Ecarma