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Florida had more books challenged than any other state, American Library Association says
Monday, April 1st, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Nearly 2,700 titles were challenged in Florida schools and public libraries last year, according to the American Library Association.
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Utah book ban: New law to be applied retroactively, but officials unsure how
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)A new law will make banning books statewide easier and is supposed to apply retroactively. The problem is, officials are unsure how to retroactively enforce the law.
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Political divides, declining population are causing fewer people to run in rural local elections
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Post-Crescent (Wisconsin)What if there were an election and no one ran? That's the case in some rural areas where there are sometimes no candidates for an elected office.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Californians are divided on LGBTQ issues at schools, but there’s a path to parental support
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via CalMatters (California)While progress has been made on Californians' attitudes, many are still uncomfortable with schools being a place to incorporate LGBTQ topics.
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Vermont advances book banning policy
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
via WCAX-TV (Vermont)Vermont libraries are getting on the same page about handling proposed book bans thanks to a bill that advanced in the Senate on Tuesday.
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Races see increased partisan influence
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)When officials with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin reached out to Lodi School Board candidate Sarah Ripp offering to support her campaign leading up to the April 2 spring election,
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Kentucky’s teacher shortage has reached critical proportions
Monday, March 25th, 2024
via The Advocate-Messenger (Kentucky)By Rhonda Caldwell Kentucky Association of School Administrators Every morning across the Commonwealth, children walk into our schools to engage in one of the greatest accomplishments in the history…
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PennLive’s 2024 primary voters’ guide: Pa. State Senate
Monday, March 25th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)These candidates are running for a Pennsylvania state senate seat.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
‘Ban on book bans’ introduced in Minnesota Legislature
Monday, March 25th, 2024
via Duluth News Tribune (Minnesota)The legislation comes as other states, such as Texas and Florida, have made steps to restrict books from schools and libraries
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Former Pleasant Valley school board candidate sues progressive Iowa outlet
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)A former Pleasant Valley school board candidate is suing an Iowa journalist over alleged libel in an article about book banning from 2022.
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
via The Associated Press (New York)Lorrie Moore has won the prize for fiction and Judy Blume received a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle.
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A Nebraska bill to subject librarians to charges for giving ‘obscene material’ to children fails
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Nebraska)A bill that would have held school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing 'obscene material' to Nebraska students in grades K-12 failed to advance Wednesday in the Legislature.
Book Bans, Sex Education
Daily Minute: NU may name top candidate; no consequences for Halloran; spring match moves venues
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)NU may name top candidate; no consequences for Halloran; spring match moves venues
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Pa. election 2024: A guide to the primary candidates for attorney general
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)Five Democrats and two Republicans are running for their party's nomination and will appear on the April 23 primary ballot.
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A Nebraska lawmaker faces backlash for invoking a colleague’s name in a graphic account of rape
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Nebraska)A Nebraska lawmaker is facing calls for his resignation after reading a graphic account of rape that included a colleague's name on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature.
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Juvenile justice survives General Assembly’s crossover day, ‘fair share’ tax bill doesn’t
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via Capital Gazette (Maryland)Here's a look at the winners and losers, so far, in regard to legislation in the Maryland General Assembly.
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Lawmaker inserts colleague’s name into rape scene during book ban debate
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Nebraska)At least three colleagues called for Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran's (R) resignation after he read a passage from Alice Sebold's 'Lucky,' inserting 'Senator Cavanaugh.'
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Lawmakers move dozens of bills ahead of key deadline in session’s final weeks
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)If a bill hasn't been shuttled across the State House's marble hallway by the last session of Monday's 'crossover day' it's less likely to make it through the legislative process.
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Rainbow Book Bus stops in San Antonio to give away banned LGBTQ+ books
Monday, March 18th, 2024
via Texas Standard (Texas)A bus touring the South to give away LGBTQ+ books in response to the rise in efforts to ban books made a stop in San Antonio Wednesday.
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