by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | July 9, 2026
Dear Friend, The Florida Department of Education (DOE) just passed two rules to bar undocumented students from Florida’s public colleges and adult education programs, and now the Florida Board of Governors is attempting to do the same with our State University...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | July 7, 2026
Orlando, FL: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit today struck down the higher-education provisions of the Stop W.O.K.E. Act, a classroom-censorship law in Florida that severely restricted educators’ ability to teach about race and gender in schools...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | July 4, 2026
Dear Friend, To me, being American is a reflection of the sacrifices so many have made to call this country home. My own family made that journey from Iran, chasing a simple but powerful idea: that in America, the circumstances of your birth don’t have to determine...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 30, 2026
Orlando, FL: Today, the Florida State Board of Education voted to implement two rules that would exclude undocumented students from Florida’s public colleges and adult education programs. The Board set aside only 30 minutes for public commentary and limited...
by Anna V. Eskamani for Florida House | June 29, 2026
Dear Friend, This last week saw devastating news for members of both the Venezuelan and Haitian diaspora, both of whom call Florida home in large numbers. On June 24, two catastrophic back-to-back earthquakes — magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 — struck near Caracas and the...
