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Florida Becomes First State to Adopt Heritage Foundation’s Phoenix Declaration for Schools

Officials describe the measure as a nonbinding statement to guide education priorities.

A student who misses 10% of the days in a school year -- enough to be considered chronically absent -- will lose opportunities for counseling and will have an increased risk of educational issues.

Overview

  • The State Board of Education voted unanimously after a brief hearing to adopt the Phoenix Declaration as its guiding vision.
  • Leaders said the resolution carries no enforcement power and does not change laws or regulations, serving instead to steer future policy discussions.
  • The Heritage Foundation authored the statement, which coverage links to Project 2025, and it has more than 50 signatories from conservative scholars and groups.
  • The document sets seven categories of principles: parental choice and responsibility, transparency and accountability, truth and goodness, cultural transmission, character formation, academic excellence, and citizenship.
  • State officials framed it as a unifying foundation, while opponents at the meeting and the Florida Education Association said it advances a partisan agenda and could politicize public schools.