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With DeSantis Out of the Race, Floridians Wonder: How Will He Govern Now?
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
via The New York Times (Virginia)Supporters can't wait for Gov. Ron DeSantis to renew his focus on the state, while critics are dreading what his final three years on the job might bring.
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After federal judge’s injunction on Iowa’s book ban law, confusion and concerns linger
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)Iowa school districts returned from winter break to find a changed legal landscape around Senate File 496, the book ban law, but confusion lingers.
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This bookseller is fighting censorship in Boston and beyond
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Meet bookseller Wendy Dodson of Hummingbird Books: "Books unite us and censorship divides us," she told Boston.com.
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MSNBC host blasted for questioning Moms for Liberty’s ‘expertise’ on explicit books
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
via CBS 21 News (Pennsylvania)Public figures blasted MSNBC anchor Joy Reid Sunday for grilling a Moms for Liberty co-founder over pushes to remove sexually explicit books from schools.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
What to watch for in U.S. Senate debate
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
via CalMatters (California)The three top Democrats and one Republican square off Monday evening in the first U.S. Senate debate of the campaign.
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How Alabama legislation restricting flag displays could prohibit LGBTQ Rainbow flag
Sunday, January 21st, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)LGBTQ activists are keeping an eye on Alabama legislation that makes it a misdemeanor to fly unapproved flags. A list of exceptions does not include the LGBTQ Rainbow flag.
School Board – General, Book Bans
AJC poll: Georgia voters oppose vouchers, mostly trust public schools
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)A majority of AJC poll respondents said they oppose state funding for private schools.
Book Bans, Racism
Iowa bill would raise penalties for open meetings, records violations
Friday, January 19th, 2024
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Government officials in Iowa who violate open meetings and records law would face stiffer penalties under a bill introduced by a Bettendorf lawmaker.
School Board – General, Book Bans
Pulitzer winner Robert Samuels returns to The Post as a National enterprise reporter
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)Robert's mission is to tell compelling, distinct and essential stories that excavate complicated truths about the people, institutions and history of the United States.
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Bill would stop libraries from banning books
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via NM Political Report (New Mexico)A bill in the state legislature proposes preventing public libraries from banning books based on political or religious views from what one of the bill's sponsors calls 'hate groups.' HB 123 aims to…
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Texas book ban blocked by federal appeals court
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
via FOX 7 Austin (Texas)A controversial Texas law aimed at keeping obscene books out of school libraries was blocked by the Fifth Circuit Court.
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Appeals court blocks Texas from enforcing book rating law
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via KPRC (Texas)Plaintiffs claimed that the 2023 law, which required book vendors to rate the explicitness of sexual references in materials sold to schools, was unconstitutionally broad.
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Dozens of Massachusetts districts have faced attempts to remove books from schools
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Most of those challenges come from parents, records obtained by the Globe showed, and some parrot objections made in other states, which include summaries of passages they find objectionable.
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Should more school vouchers require greater accountability?
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Mingus Union High School District considering ‘book challenge’ policy
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
via KUSA (Arizona)According to a policy draft, anyone can fill out a challenge form alleging a book violates ARS 15-120.03 which prohibits "sexually explicit" material in schools.
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New bill would protect school librarian selections, reduce book challenges in Mass.
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Book challenges are on the rise across the country and in Massachusetts, with more than four times the amount of challenges from 2021 to 2022.
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Thousands of Minnesotans gather to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)An annual fundraiser breakfast in downtown Minneapolis drew the largest crowd since before the pandemic.
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Curious Iowa: How did MLK Day become MLK Day of Service?
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that's designated as an official day of service. What does that mean? And how are Iowans marking the day?
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Curious Iowa: How did MLK Day of Service come to be?
Monday, January 15th, 2024
via The Gazette (Iowa)Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday that's designated as an official day of service. What does that mean? And how are Iowans marking the day?
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