{"id":378202,"date":"2025-11-14T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378202\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:31:13","slug":"florida-adopts-conservative-phoenix-declaration-for-all-of-its-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378202\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida adopts conservative \u2018Phoenix Declaration\u2019 for all of its schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 On Thursday, Florida\u2019s Board of Education adopted a new set of principles as part of a so-called \u201cPhoenix Declaration<\/a>,\u201d becoming the first state in the nation to do so.<\/p>\n

In a release<\/a>, FDOE officials said that the declaration \u2014 which comes courtesy of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank \u2014 will serve as a guiding set of principles for education in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 tenure, education in Florida has been guided by many of the principles embodied in the Phoenix Declaration,\u201d Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said. \u201cBy formally adopting this declaration, we are reaffirming our commitment to an education system that pursues truth and virtue, empowers parents, and always prioritizes our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Heritage Foundation itself says that the principles laid out in the declaration are intended to imbue students with \u201cpersonal and civic virtues\u201d to help them succeed and be better members of their communities.<\/p>\n

The FDOE lists out the new guiding principles as follows:<\/p>\n