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Texas county reverses classification of Indigenous history book as fiction
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
via The Washington Post (Massachusetts)A Montgomery County committee caused an outcry after labelling 'Colonization and the Wampanoag story,' a children's Native American history book, as fiction.
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Lear finds passion in the state school board grind
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
via The Park Record (Utah)The real work of the state school board is far more about making sausage than grabbing headlines, notwithstanding the occasional flare-up in the cultural wars. Carol Lear, one of two Democrats in the…
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When real history gets recast as ‘fiction,’ it’s another form of book-banning
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)A committee without credentials in Montgomery County, Texas, decided a historical work about Indigenous people, "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" was fiction. It's an extension of book banning,…
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Florida school board members don’t have to testify in book ban lawsuit
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Freedom to Read Day of Action brings dozens to the South Orange Public Library Baird Branch
Monday, October 21st, 2024
via TAPinto (New Jersey)Join the fight against book bans! South Orange Library hosts event for Freedom to Read Day, advocating for open access to knowledge.
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Requests for new injunction filed in lawsuits over Iowa’s book ban law, Senate File 496
Monday, October 21st, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Plaintiffs suing Iowa over its book ban law are again asking a judge to put a temporary block on Senate File 496.
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VOTER GUIDE: Chariho School Committee
Monday, October 21st, 2024
via The Westerly Sun (Rhode Island)Book Bans
Libraries see disconnect between use and popularity
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via Greenwood Commonwealth (Mississippi)People's opinion of public libraries is as high as ever, but that isn't translating into library visits and usage.
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Book bans and ‘wiser’ spending topics in runoff election for Orange County School Board
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)The race pits a veteran Orange teacher against a manager who touts conservative talking points. Both say school board elections should not be partisan.
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Meet the candidates who want to bring change to the Clark County schools
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via The Nevada Independent (Nevada)Regardless of the outcomes of the general election, the Clark County School Board will look markedly different next year — there will be at least three new trustees joining the 11-member board after…
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Cobb County removes 6 more books from school libraries over content
Friday, October 18th, 2024
via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)With the recent removals, the total number of books taken from Cobb School libraries over what officials say is sexually-explicit material has risen to 32.
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Bruce Campbell on ‘Hysteria!’ and Why the Satanic Panic Never Ended
Friday, October 18th, 2024
via The New York Times (Michigan)The Peacock horror comedy finds timeliness in a dark chapter of American history. 'Satan was always an existential threat,' the actor said.
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Vivian Smotherman, Senate District 6 candidate, considers TABOR and balance of local control
Thursday, October 17th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)Vivian Smotherman is running to oust Sen. Cleave Simpson in Senate District 6. She has pitched herself to voters as a louder voice on key issues, such as K-12 education funding and rural health care.…
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Kentuckians challenged these 395 library books. Is your favorite listed?
Thursday, October 17th, 2024
via Courier-Journal (Kentucky)Kentuckians last year challenged hundreds of library books. These challenges were directed mostly toward books with LGBTQ+ themes and people of color.
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Utah state school board member Carol Lear faces off against Diane Livingston for District 6 seat
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Incumbent Utah State Board of Education member Carol Lear is running for reelection in District 6 against candidate Diane Livingston, who is running unaffiliated.
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State school board candidate Molly Hart faces off against 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year John Arthur
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Incumbent Utah State Board of Education member Molly Hart is running for reelection in District 7 and will take on Democrat John Arthur, who was named Utah Teacher of the Year in 2021 and was one of four National Teacher of the Year finalists.
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These two candidates are vying for Natalie Cline’s Utah state school board District 9 seat
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Amanda Bollinger, a Republican, will face off against Democrat Will Shiflett for the Utah State Board of Education District 9 seat, currently held by board member Natalie Cline.
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Utah state school board District 3 candidate says she opposes school vouchers. Here’s why.
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Utah Forward candidate Laura Johnson faces off against Republican Rod Hall for the Utah Board of Education District 3 seat.
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Matt Hymas seeks reelection to Utah school board District 10 seat against challenger Deborah Gatrell
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Republican incumbent Matt Hymas is running for reelection against Democrat Deborah Gatrell in Utah State Board of Education District 10.
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