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The article points to https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/06/22/state-university-faculty-students-to-be-surveyed-on-beliefs/ https://www.tampaba

The article points to https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/06/22/state-university-faculty-students-to-be-surveyed-on-beliefs/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/06/22/st..., which says: In his continued push against the “indoctrination” of students, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed legislation that will require public universities and colleges to survey students, faculty and staff about their beliefs and viewpoints to support “intellectual diversity.”

Overtonwindow 4y ago
“Survey” sounds more like a study, but it’s not required to answer? That’s a big difference. Consider the “gay the census“ movement in 2020, or asking about immigration. The state can ask for a questionnaire and they can ask for your answers, but requiring those answers, and attaching employment to those answers, is it entirely different matter.
willcipriano 4y ago
Text from the law in the linked article: >The State Board of Education shall require each Florida College System institution to conduct an annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution. The State Board of Education shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, and statistically valid survey to be used by each institution which considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the college community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom. The State Board of Education shall annually compile and publish the assessments by September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2022. The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this paragraph. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/P... It's very similar to the language used Department of Education surveys about the racial and gender makeup of schools, I suspect intentionally. In that case I haven't seen those described as "requiring students to register their race".
- Clubber 4y ago
  It's midterm (political not academic) season.

Overtonwindow 4y ago

“Survey” sounds more like a study, but it’s not required to answer? That’s a big difference. Consider the “gay the census“ movement in 2020, or asking about immigration. The state can ask for a questionnaire and they can ask for your answers, but requiring those answers, and attaching employment to those answers, is it entirely different matter.

willcipriano 4y ago

Text from the law in the linked article: >The State Board of Education shall require each Florida College System institution to conduct an annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution. The State Board of Education shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, and statistically valid survey to be used by each institution which considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the college community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom. The State Board of Education shall annually compile and publish the assessments by September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2022. The State Board of Education may adopt rules to implement this paragraph. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/PDF https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/233/BillText/er/P... It's very similar to the language used Department of Education surveys about the racial and gender makeup of schools, I suspect intentionally. In that case I haven't seen those described as "requiring students to register their race".

Clubber 4y ago
It's midterm (political not academic) season.