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North Texas filmmakers premiere new movie at Sundance
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)The two North Texas filmmakers behind the A24 film Sing Sing debuted their latest collaboration at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Sunday.
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Librarians featured in Sundance doc on book bans receive standing ovation from SLC audience
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)"The Librarians" premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival over the weekend.
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Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via WESH (Florida)Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing a Department of Education announcement that called bans a "hoax."
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Free speech organizations denounce DEO calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via Oneida Dispatch (New York)The American Library Association called the department's announcement part of a 'cruel and headlong effort to terminate protections from discrimination for LGBTQIA+ students and students of color.'
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Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Iowa)Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing last week's Department of Education announcement that calls bans a 'hoax' and dismisses 11 complaints that had been filed during the Biden administration.
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Why did terms ‘climate change,’ ‘evolution’ vanish from Iowa’s proposed science standards?
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Iowans have been asking the state Department of Education to restore the terms
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Immigration debate touches Florida schools, universities
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Proposals on gender identity, parental rights enter Connecticut schools debate
Monday, January 27th, 2025
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)More than a dozen 'culture war' bills have been introduced in Connecticut's legislature this session.
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Education Dept. Ends Book Ban Investigations
Friday, January 24th, 2025
via The New York Times (Georgia)The department said it would relinquish its role investigating schools that had received civil rights complaints after removing books dealing with sexual and racial identity.
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Connecticut lawmaker receives threatening voicemail over legislation preventing book bans
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
via Stamford Advocate (Connecticut)Police are investigating an expletive-filled voicemail left for Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff that criticized thim for supporting a bill aimed at preventing the banning of books in libraries.
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A peek at five Texas-related premieres coming to the Sundance Film Festival
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
via Texas Standard (Texas)Though the devastating California fires are expected to loom large over this year's festival, filmmakers are still hoping to create the buzz they need to reach broader audiences.
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Lawmakers to meet with school district leaders on Wednesday
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
via KSTP (Minnesota)Discussions are expected to include how new regulations are impacting schools, but they also come at a time when districts are dealing with budget shortfalls.
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‘The 57 Bus’ author on Knox County Schools book ban: ‘I never get used to it’
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
via Knoxville News Sentinel (Tennessee)Her book is a true crime narrative that explores the intersection of race, gender, the juvenile justice system and income inequality.
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Book bans: the problem we all should be talking about
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
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Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via Orange County Register (California)At least eight states have enacted such bans over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in several more states this year.
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CT lawmaker’s attempt to prevent book banning goes viral and he gets attacked
Friday, January 17th, 2025
via New Haven Register (Connecticut)The bill aims to stop censorship in school and public libraries and give legal protections to librarians.
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Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast ‘toothless’ agreements
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
via Orange County Register (California)Many colleges at the center of the highest-profile cases — including Columbia and Cornell — face investigations that remain unresolved and could run the risk of harsher penalties after Trump takes …
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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
via Orange County Register (California)New Jersey joined at least five other states that have taken steps against school library censorship.
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I’m a Cyclist. Must I Wait for the Light When I Know I Can Safely Cross?
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
via The New York Times (New York)The magazine's Ethicist columnist on the intersection of courteousness and lawfulness on city streets.
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