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Where Howard County school board candidates stand on book ban debates
Monday, April 29th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)Howard County's school board has historically resisted campaigns to get certain books off the shelves. Could this election flip the script?
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Advocates join forces to ban book bans
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
via Quad-City Times (Illinois)ST. PAUL, Minn. — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states
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Banning the book ban: Minnesota, other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)As book bans soar to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging: Lawmakers in several Democratic-leaning states are now pursuing bans on book bans.
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The formerly enslaved lawmaker who warned about rewriting Black history
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)A century before today's fights on book bans and history curriculums, pioneering Black lawmaker John Roy Lynch sought to correct the record on Reconstruction.
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Bookshelf: Kids, authors and illustrators prepare to party down in Decatur
Friday, April 26th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)This week's Bookshelf is about a fun way to inspire a child's reading life and the opportunity for a Georgia author to shine.
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10 Independent Bookstore Day tips to find books, authors and giveaways
Friday, April 26th, 2024
via OC Register (California)Plus, LA's librarians on late-night TV, a film festival and more in The Book Pages this week.
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Statewide book bans and more on Behind the Headlines
Friday, April 26th, 2024
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)Tribune reporters Carmen Nesbitt, Michael Lee and Tamarra Kemsley, along with news columnist Robert Gehrke join to talk about the week's top stories, including school districts awaiting a statewide…
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Alabama House approves bill banning ‘sexual content’ in public libraries
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Tuscaloosa News (Alabama)Under the bill, anyone would be able to claim that content in a public library is not suited for minors and attempt to have it removed.
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New Maryland law to prevent book banning signed by Gov. Wes Moore
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Gov. Wes Moore hosted his second bill-signing ceremony of the year following the end of the General Assembly session earlier this month.
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Girl Scout who created banned book nooks thanks Virginia county for ‘censoring’ Gold Award
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Kate Lindley told supervisors they had 'bestowed' an honor upon her greater than any proclamation when it 'censored' a commendation for her winning the Girl Scout Gold Award.
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Texas school districts violated a law intended to add transparency to local elections
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)The Texas Tribune and ProPublica analyzed 35 Texas school districts that held trustee elections last fall and found none that posted all of the required campaign finance records.
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Ray Nagin. Les Miles. Ronald Greene. How public records unveiled largest cover-ups in Louisiana.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)Louisiana public records have unveiled cover-ups involving Ray Nagin, Ronald Greene, Les Miles, and Jack Strain.
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23 state and national groups support efforts to block Iowa’s book ban law in court
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Nearly two dozen statewide and national organizations have filed briefs in court to support groups who oppose an Iowa education law that bans books.
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How NH Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut used his office in the culture war
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)NHPR and APM Reports have found that Edelblut has leveraged his oversight powers to elevate grievances against the public education system and, at times, individual educators.
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Minnesota, other Democratic-led states push back on censorship by banning the book ban
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)According to the American Library Association, over 4,200 works in school and public libraries were targeted in 2023, a jump from the old record of nearly 2,600 books in 2022.
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Alabama lawmakers advance expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and ban Pride flags at schools
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Indiana)Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to ban teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity in public school classrooms through eighth grade.
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Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via OC Register (California)Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.
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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via Muscatine Journal (Iowa)At a time when book bans have soared to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging. Lawmakers in several Democratic-leaning states are now pursuing bans on book bans.
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How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July?
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via Daily Herald (Utah)Currently there are more questions than answers about how many books will actually be banned statewide once a new bill passed by the 2024 Utah Legislature becomes law. The Utah State Board of…
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