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2:23Now PlayingGov. Ron DeSantis has made a number of changes to K-12 schools and higher education in Florida. Here's what to know.
RELATEDRon DeSantis to remove DEI programs from Florida state universities
The board of trustees of New College of Florida fired its president on Tuesday, replacing her with a former Republican House speaker as Gov. Ron DeSantis has continued his assault on the progressive state college.
The school has been too focused on racial and "gender ideology," DeSantis said, and it will be reformed by a new board he put in place, which will get big money to recruit new faculty. DeSantis transformed the board of trustees earlier this year.
New College President Patricia Okker called the action a "hostile takeover" in a speech to the board before the vote to remove her and said she would not go along with the "new mandate" at the school.
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