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Coco Gauff’s French Open run puts Delray Beach tennis star in third straight Grand Slam semifinal
Thursday, June 6th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Coco Gauff burst onto the tennis scene when she beat Venus Williams as a 15-year-old. Now 20, the Delray Beach star is in the French Open semifinals.
Book Bans
Bomb threats to Alabama synagogues, attempted book bans among incidents in new SPLC hate report
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)The number of hate and extremist groups nationwide rose to a record high last year, as Alabamians faced dozens of instances of threats, intimidation and harassment, according to a new report.
Book Bans
Not just Jagger: Big-name musical artists have praised, dissed DeSantis
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
via The Florida Times-Union (Florida)Mick Jagger's shoutout to Ron DeSantis Monday night wasn't the first time an artist has had words about the Florida governor.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
The fight over Jackie Robinson
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Kentucky)Jackie Robinson's story symbolizes the pain and resilience of America. Can the reality outlast the myth?
Book Bans
Classroom cellphone restrictions, a ban on book bans passed this session in Minnesota
Monday, June 3rd, 2024
via Duluth News Tribune (Minnesota)New policies will affect Minnesota schools soon, but past that, this year's education bill won't have a big impact on school funding, as lawmakers passed the budget last year
Book Bans
Florida revises school library book removal training following public outcry
Monday, June 3rd, 2024
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)The move comes after the Florida Department of Education told public school leaders to remove any book that contained
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Democrat OPI candidate says she has ‘fire in my belly’ for race to lead education agency
Saturday, June 1st, 2024
via Billings Gazette (Montana)Shannon O'Brien is running uncontested in the Democratic primary for superintendent of the Office of Public Instruction. If elected, she says she will be an advocate for public education.
Book Bans
28 Pride Products That Give Back Throughout Pride Month
Saturday, June 1st, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Shop for cute Pride products while also donating to LGBTQ+ charities.
Book Bans
The New Prohibition: The assault on libraries, and how citizens and activists are fighting back
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)Louisiana librarians fight book bans
Book Bans, Sex Education
The New Prohibition: The assault on Louisiana libraries, and how citizens and activists are fighting back
Thursday, May 30th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)Louisiana librarians fight book bans
Book Bans
An Idaho school district banned books. Here’s what a student did at her graduation
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)Annabelle Jenkins walked onto the stage during her graduation ceremony from the Idaho Fine Arts Academy in the West Ada School District with a book tucked into her sleeve. When she stood before West…
Book Bans
House Speaker Dade Phelan wins runoff, surviving challenge by Texas GOP’s far-right forces
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
via KPRC (Texas)Business-minded Republicans spent millions trying to save Phelan, whose far-right opponent had the backing of Donald Trump, Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick. Phelan won by 366 votes, according to unofficial…
Book Bans
Report urges state action to combat rising attacks against LGBTQ youth, families, and educators
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)'The attacks being seen on the ground by advocates and youth include book bans, LGBTQ flag removals in schools, graffiti, drag story hour protests, drag show bans, curriculum disputes, [and] harassment at school committee meetings," the report said.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
New book paints negative but true account of Southlake and Carroll ISD struggles
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)The conflicts over racism, sexuality and diversity in Southlake Carroll ISD are retold in a newly published book.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Letters: Return of the Dust Bowl? Dust storms in Illinois are a harbinger of things to come.
Saturday, May 25th, 2024
via Chicago Tribune (Illinois)Dust storms endanger lives, cripple transportation networks and unleash cascading public health emergencies.
Book Bans
Ohio GOP lawmaker defends bill charging teachers with felonies for ‘pandering obscenity’ • Ohio Capital Journal
Friday, May 24th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)An Ohio Republican lawmaker is defending his controversial bill that would charge teachers and school district librarians with felonies for "pandering" so-called "obscene" material.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
via The Associated Press (Florida)The independent bookstore boom continues. Even as industry sales were slow in 2023, membership in the American Booksellers Association expanded strongly.
Book Bans
Newsom turns to suburban moms to bankroll Arizona abortion plan
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Red Wine & Blue, a political grassroots organization focused on suburban women, is funding a plan to expand abortion access
Book Bans
Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to prove how toxic gerrymandering is • Ohio Capital Journal
Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to make a lurid example of themselves on just how toxic and destructive gerrymandering is. To paraphrase Cicero, how long, O' gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers,…
Racism, Book Bans, LGBTQ+