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‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Princess Diaries’ among challenged books at Palm Beach County schools
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Here's what to know about which books have been challenged at Palm Beach County schools this year and what happened to each book.
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Election guide 2024 for Oyster River schools, Durham, Madbury, Lee: What’s on the ballots
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)Here's what to know about Oyster River School Board candidates and town elections in Durham, Madbury and Lee on March 12.
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‘A radical social agenda’: Georgia GOP senator on the push to cut ties with American Library Association
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via WABE (Georgia)One bill WABE has been tracking under the Gold Dome this legislative session is the GOP-pushed Senate Bill 390, which would sever ties between the American Library Association and state […]
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House education committee hears Walz policy bill that would bar book bans
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via Grand Rapids Herald-Review (Minnesota)At a time when many states and local school boards are passing laws to restrict students' access to library books, Minnesota wants to go the opposite direction.
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Texas school district to eliminate all school librarian positions
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)Spring Branch ISD leadership tried to quell community concerns about budget cuts Monday, but the question 'why librarians' remains.
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Dallas native advocating for Black, brown youth reflects on equity work
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via Dallas Morning News (Texas)Rev. Starsky Wilson is fighting for a better world – one of lasting racial equity – as the president and CEO of Children's Defense Fund, a national youth...
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Banning books to ‘protect children’
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via Manchester Ink Link (New Hampshire)I recently read an article about a bill that was introduced, (and postponed - for this session anyway), to ban certain books in New Hampshire schools. Before I begin, I want to stress without a doubt…
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Black history remains important, even as Black History Month ends
Friday, March 1st, 2024
via Tennessean (Tennessee)Black History Month 2024 is officially over. But as my mother said, Black history is American history. That's important all year long.
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Spring Branch ISD parents keep asking ‘why librarians,’ dismissing leaders’ budget cuts defense
Friday, March 1st, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Spring Branch ISD leadership tried to quell community concerns about budget cuts Monday, but the question 'why librarians' remains.
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These are the LGBTQ+ leaders of Mass., chosen by MassLive readers
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
via masslive (Massachusetts)MassLive invited readers to nominate LGBTQ+ leaders doing important work across the state. Here's who they are.
Book Bans, Racism, Sex Education
After Alabama ruling, Pritzker opens welcome mat for those seeking IVF protections: ‘Come to Illinois’
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)Illinois already mandates insurance coverage for infertility, but state Democrats are working to further expand fertility access and coverage. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D.Ill, is spearheading an effort to force Senate Republicans to vote on a measure that would establish a statutory…
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A Better Wisconsin Together: Calls on State Legislature to unite behind fully funded public schools, put an end to censorship and book ban bills
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)MADISON, Wis. — Public Schools Week (Feb. 26 – March 1) is all about celebrating Wisconsin's public schools and the students, teachers, parents, and staff that make the Badger State among the best in…
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Utah education advocates urge Gov. Cox to veto book ban bill
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Utah education advocates urged Gov. Spencer Cox in a letter Tuesday to veto a bill the Legislature sent to his desk last week that would make it easier to ban books from schools statewide.
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Banning books may become harder in Colorado
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)Some Colorado lawmakers want to put more brakes on how schools and libraries decide to remove controversial books from their shelves. But their proposal is running into some significant opposition.…
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Oregon Senate approves bill to ban book bans
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)Senate Bill 1583 would block school districts from withholding access to books for discriminatory reasons.
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What have federal courts said about local library book bans?
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)Challenges to library content have reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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NJ kidnapper wanted on immigration charges — NJ Top News
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)A man arrested for the brutal kidnapping of a woman at knifepoint in Toms River, NJ, was already wanted by federal immigration authorities. Eric Scott has the latest on this morning's First News.
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Poll: NJ adults choose offensive content over book bans in school
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)"When we assess views in a scientific and representative way, public opinion on this issue shows — like many other topics — that the loudest voices do not necessarily represent the majority," said…
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More NJ adults concerned about school book banning than inappropriate content: poll
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via NorthJersey (New Jersey)NJ adults were asked what concerned them most about schools: Book banning that may censor topics, or the possibility of inappropriate topics.
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