Florida Becomes First State To Adopt Education Policies From Project 2025 Authors

Rafa Fernandez Torres/Moment/Getty ImagesOn Nov. 13, Florida’s State Board of Education unanimously voted to ratify and adopt the Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education. The document is authored by the Heritage Foundation, the same right-wing political group that drafted Project 2025 — and critics say the Phoenix Declaration is pushing forward much of the same agenda, but with softer language that leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Teachers fear that was intentional and that the declaration may be weaponized against them.Florida’s Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsa