US EditionFlorida’s School System First to Adopt Controversial Group’s ‘Phoenix Declaration’; Critics Say It’s Indoctrination
Florida is the first state to adopt the Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration, emphasizing parental choice, academic excellence, and transparency as key education principles.
- On Nov. 13, the Florida State Board of Education unanimously ratified and adopted the Phoenix Declaration as guiding principles at their Wakulla County meeting.
- Amid policies advanced during Governor Ron DeSantis's tenure, officials said the Phoenix Declaration outlines Parental Choice, Transparency and Accountability, and Academic Excellence.
- The Department emphasized the Declaration is non-binding and advisory, listing principles such as Truth and Goodness and Academic Excellence and urging core knowledge over experimental methods.
- Duval County Public Schools said it will follow Florida law and State Board direction, while FDOE will review instructional materials with an emphasis on objective factual truth and public comment.
- Opponents at the meeting tied the document to Project 2025 and warned of indoctrination, while the Department said it was signed by more than 50 scholars and 10 education and public interest groups.
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Florida is the first state to adopt Phoenix Declaration — and it has nothing to do with phoenixes
Florida became the first state to adopt the Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration, a conservative education framework linked to Project 2025. Its framing draws heavily on Christian moral philosophy as a guiding vision for public education. More states are likely to follow.
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Tallahassee DemocratFlorida first in nation to adopt conservative educational plan from Heritage Foundation
Florida schools will follow a conservative educational model under the Phoenix Declaration, developed by the Heritage Foundation.
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Florida becomes first state to adopt Phoenix Declaration framework for education principles
The news comes after the State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to ratify and adopt the new framework, according to the Florida Department of Education.
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Orlando WeeklyBoard Backs Conservative Vision for Schools
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders on Thursday approved a set of principles that would teach a conservative-backed vision of the United States. The State Board of Education, which also approved social-studies changes intended to highlight ideological evils of communism, signed off on Florida becoming the first state to adopt the Heritage Foundation’s “Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Ed…
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