Teachers are in the crossfire of Florida's war on public education

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     March 30, 2023 It is amazing to me how sensitive Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks children are to the content of the books they read. As my colleague Isabela Dias wrote in a feature for the May/June issue of Mother Jones, [published this week on our site](, bare school library shelves have become a reality for students across Florida in response to DeSantis' directive that books not in accordance with state standards be removed. Educators who don't comply could face a third-degree felony charge for "distribution of pornographic materials to minors." The state-ordered sanitation of classroom content has not only deprived students of reading material—it has pushed some teachers to their breaking point. One Florida social studies teacher, who covered his classroom library with a sign that said "Closed by order of the governor," told Isabela, “If you want to be a teacher, go someplace where better minds have prevailed. It’s not Florida.” You're not going to want to miss [this investigation]( into the dystopian reality unfolding in Florida at the hands of a man who is vying for the 2024 presidency. And while the policies are outrageous, the resilient educators resisting them give reason for hope. —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [Domini Impact Investments]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [“Closed by Order of the Governor”: Teachers in the Crossfire of Florida’s War on Public Education]( The many casualties in Ron DeSantis’ crusade against "woke indoctrination." BY ISABELA DIAS MOJO MUST-READS BY MARK FOLLMAN   Pulitzer Prize–winning author Lawrence Wright “If there’s any way of stopping the plague of mass shootings in America, it will be due to the imaginative efforts of the professionals Follman profiles in this valuable book. Filled with investigative insights, Trigger Points is a gripping narrative of major tragedies and others prevented.” [Get Trigger Points here.]( [Trending] [A federal judge just struck down Obamacare's prevention treatments]( BY PEMA LEVY   [My video responding to racist comments went viral. Let’s talk about it.]( BY GARRISON HAYES   [How the FBI used "Cop City" protests to snoop on activists in Chicago]( BY ADAM FEDERMAN   [Republicans are trying to link mass shootings to trans people]( BY ABBY VESOULIS Advertisement [Domini Impact Investments]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Howard Schultz Came Out of Retirement to Destroy Starbucks’ Union—and His Legacy]( He sold himself as a benevolent, modern boss. Then his employees organized. BY NOAH LANARD [Fiercely Independent] The next few months are make-or-break for Mother Jones' fundraising. We need to raise $300,000 quickly, and we need more online readers to [pitch in]( than have been. You can read more in "[It's Not a Crisis. This Is the New Normal](," where we go into the brutal economics of journalism, and why a strong base of support from readers is the only way we can do the in-depth reporting you get from us. If you can right now, please pitch in and help us do it. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755