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Florida colleges in the crossfire over Middle East politics

Monday, November 6th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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Things to do between Nov. 4 and 10 in the mid-Willamette Valley

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

via Corvallis Gazette-Times (Oregon)

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Michael Connelly on rescuing Maddie Bosch, fighting book bans and more

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The creator of 38 bestselling crime novels and three streaming TV series will headline the Times Festival of Reading.

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State Senate seeks parent permission for ‘sexually-explicit’ material in schools; House might not take it up

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

via Delco Times (Pennsylvania)

Democrats say it amounts to a book ban; Republicans say measure would have districts mandate what is defined as sexually explicit and remove such materials.

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Teacher burnout, book bans, communication addressed at Cedar Falls school board forum

Monday, October 30th, 2023

via Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa)

Teacher burnout is a serious issue Cedar Falls Board of Education members may be tasked with weighing in on. They also offered thoughts on communication style and book banning.

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Iowa Voices: Iowans react to Speaker of the House drama

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

via Quad-City Times (Iowa)

Iowa voters weighed in on the state of the House of Representatives.

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This is the most banned book in Texas

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

via KXAN (Texas)

Why is this book so controversial?

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Spotsylvania superintendent: school division is not banning books

Friday, October 27th, 2023

via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Spotsylvania school division superintendent Mark Taylor on Thursday evening sent out an email to the school community stating that it is "inaccurate" to call his decision to remove more than

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ACLU of Oregon looks into legal issues around school book bans

Friday, October 27th, 2023

via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)

ACLU of Oregon recently sent a public records request to the Canby School District, seeking information regarding their push this summer to consider restricting access to some book titles.

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6 Minnesota school board races to watch for Election Day 2023

Friday, October 27th, 2023

via MPR News (Minnesota)

It's an off-year for Minnesota school board races, with 29 districts holding regularly scheduled school board elections and 16 holding special elections to fill empty positions. But the competition…

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‘Voucher’ program allows inequality

Friday, October 27th, 2023

via Daily Herald (Illinois)

A Naperville letter to the editor: Almost 2 million children attend Illinois public schools, the majority, 80% of these schools are underfunded.

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Book bans, sexual abuse lawsuit and more on Behind the Headlines

Friday, October 27th, 2023

via Utah Public Radio (Utah)

On this episode, Book bans, a sexual abuse lawsuit, child care access issues in the state, and a fresh Utah Lake controversy.

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‘To Be Destroyed’: Documentary examines Rapid City’s attempted book ban

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

via Rapid City Journal (South Dakota)

The local battle over book bans is now the subject of a new documentary, 'To Be Destroyed,' that should be online, and possibly screening in Rapid City, in 2024.

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Minnesota school boards and their powers: 3 key questions, answered

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

via MPR News (Minnesota)

Elected school boards are at the top of the accountability chain in Minnesota school districts, overseeing school administration, curriculum and governance while answering to voters. But how much…

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Colorado Springs high school senior, military teen honored during White House ceremony

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

via The Gazette - Colorado Springs (Colorado)

When Avery Turner started writing articles for an organization dedicated to supporting military teens, she simply wanted to share some of her own experiences and advocate for young people in

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Pa. Senate passes ‘explicit content’ legislation after heated debate over whether it’s a book ban – Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)

Democrats argued the measures are a de facto book ban, and a redundant effort to exclude content by and for marginalized communities.

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The impact of book bans on Scholastic book fairs

Sunday, October 22nd, 2023

via Houston Chronicle (Texas)

Scholastic book fairs are adding titles dealing with race, sexuality and gender to a new...

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America’s school librarians landed in Florida. ‘How could we not?’

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

TAMPA — Among the many stories circulating at the national school librarians conference this weekend, there was the one about the Right To Read rally. Guests were told the Friday evening event woul…

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A tale of two booms: AI and book bans

Saturday, October 21st, 2023

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Fei-Fei Li joins L.A. Times Book Club readers Nov. 14 to discuss 'The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI."

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