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Broward school board’s lone conservative member resigns, cites ‘toxic environment’
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via Miami Herald (Florida)After two years, Brenda Fam leaves Broward County School Board amid claims of hostility, lack of transparency, and educational concerns.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Court signals support for Maryland parents opposed to LGBTQ books
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)The Supreme Court seemed likely to find that the Montgomery County school system could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious…
School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education
Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Associated Press (Maryland)The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.
Book Bans, Sex Education
Supreme Court signals support for Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday signaled support for the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children…
School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education
Yeshivas must keep teaching standards
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via New York Daily News (New York)As New York's budget negotiations drag on, a dangerous backroom effort is underway. Being targeted are New York's 'substantial equivalency' regulations — rules that ensure private schools, includin…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
How one Annapolis bookstore is combating USNA book removals
Monday, April 21st, 2025
via The Baltimore Sun (Maryland)A retired Navy commander and bookstore are working to give midshipmen access to many of the books recently removed from the academy's library.
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Delaware lawmakers introduce bipartisan legislation to limit book bans in schools and libraries
Sunday, April 20th, 2025
via Delaware Public Media (Delaware)Delaware lawmakers introduce the bipartisan Freedom to Read Act, which would ensure books are not removed from public and school libraries for identity-based, ideological or religious reasons.
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A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Delaware)Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Sex Education
Moving gun ammunition behind the counter, Polis’ first veto and more from the Colorado legislature this week
Saturday, April 19th, 2025
via The Denver Post (Colorado)Gun ammunition sold in Colorado must be kept behind counters or in locked shelves starting in summer 2026 under a law signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
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Two Billings school board candidates turn down invite to forum moderated by West High students
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via Billings Gazette (Montana)Organizers said incumbent trustee John VonLangen told them he would not attend because voters already know where he stands. Another candidate, Amanda Brown, did not respond to requests to participate.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Pa. GOP lawmaker apologizes for questioning a 12-year-old about pornography at civics event
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)Sen. David Argall on Thursday issued an apology for his line of questioning with a sixth-grader regarding pornography during a middle school Civics Bee.
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PA state Sen. Dave Argall’s National Civics Bee question stirs controversy
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via Delco Times (Pennsylvania)The state senator, whose district covers Carbon, Luzerne and Schuylkill counties asked a sixth grader 'Should pornographic magazines be allowed in kindergarten?' Then needed to explain what p…
School Board – General, Book Bans
Legislation to protect libraries, librarians from potential book bans is back before committee
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
via The Berkshire Eagle (Massachusetts)Proposed legislation in Massachusetts seeks to protect librarians' ability to offer diverse and inclusive books in public and school libraries without political interference. The bill, supported by…
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‘Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship’ on Access Utah
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)The Friends of the Logan Library are presenting a screening of the film "Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship," along with a panel discussion. We talk with panel members and discuss book…
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North Carolina advances bill on book bans in public schools
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via The Associated Press (North Carolina)North Carolina House Republicans have advanced a bill that would create advisory committees to approve and remove books from libraries in public and charter schools.
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NC House passes bill that would remove challenged books from school libraries
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via WRAL (North Carolina)The bill passed after a lengthy and heated debate in the House with Democrats calling it a book ban.
School Board – General, Book Bans
ACLU files First Amendment lawsuit against Rutherford school board for book bans
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via The Leaf-Chronicle (Tennessee)The Rutherford County Board of Education faces a federal First Amendment Lawsuit for banning books, a press release announced Wednesday.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Racism, Parent Involvement
More than a dozen candidates attend forum
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via The Astorian (Oregon)More than a dozen candidates weighed in at a forum at Astoria High School on Tuesday night, addressing topics ranging from funding to leadership. The forum, hosted by the American Association of University Women Astoria chapter and moderated by Astoria High School Principal Lynn Jackson, featured audience-submitted questions for candidates of the Astoria School Board, […]
School Board – General, Book Bans
A.C.L.U. Sues Defense Department Schools Over Book Bans
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
via The New York Times (Kentucky)Schools run by the Defense Department removed books and made other changes in response to orders from President Trump and his secretary of defense.
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