Florida Sues Major Textbook Publishers, Alleges Companies Overcharged School Districts

Florida sues major textbook publishers, accusing them of overcharging schools

Florida law requires publishers to offer school districts the lowest prices available anywhere in the country, automatically extend discounts given to other states or districts, and provide free materials to Florida schools when those are provided elsewhere.

Florida sues textbook publishers over alleged overcharging

Florida has lodged a significant lawsuit against textbook publishers McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning.

Gov. DeSantis says Florida suing textbook giants over high prices, slams 'woke' content

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is suing two major textbook publishers he also described as pushing “egregious” content in its instructional materials.

James Uthmeier sues textbook giants, accuses them of overcharging Florida school districts

Florida's lawsuit is seeking civil penalties against McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Co.

Florida files suit against textbook publishers, alleging unfair pricing

(Getty Images)Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that the state is suing two textbook publishers, alleging they’ve overcharged schools and Florida’s taxpayers. The lawsuit, filed in the state Circuit Court in Tallahassee, accuses McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Co. of “systematically overcharging Florida school districts for instructional materials.” The governor listed examples in Osceola County, where he al…

Florida files lawsuits against textbook publishers

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined together Tuesday morning in St. Cloud to announce actions being taken against textbook companies that they say have "exploited Florida taxpayers." Uthmeier said his office has filed a lawsuit against McGraw Hill LLC and Savvas Learning Company LLC.