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How a Moms for Liberty-aligned attack on library content is upending politics in Philly burbs
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)The situation exemplifies how culture-war battles previously playing out across the country in school board meetings have found a new front line: the public library.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
As Muslims’ status as political punching bag fades, some are fighting against LGBTQ+ acceptance
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)For months, hundreds of religious parents have regularly rallied outside a Maryland school board building, aghast at curriculum featuring books that portray LGBTQ+ families to elementary school kids.
Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
Widefield District 3 school board candidates seek more career and technical education options, facility improvements
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)Three Widefield School District 3 board candidates preached expansion in thought and opportunity and a need for improved facilities at a candidate forum Wednesday night. The candidates are seeking one
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U.S. lawmakers propose resolution on book bans
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via WBAL-TV 11 (Maryland)A group of lawmakers teamed up in Washington, D.C., to send a message: stop banning books. One Maryland representative is leading the charge.
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Tell us: Does your neighborhood have a little free library?
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Does your neighborhood have a Little Free Library dedicated to craft supplies? Maybe even tennis balls or sticks for dogs? Share with us.
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UUSD to discuss favorite banned books Oct. 1
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via The Cape Gazette (Delaware)Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will host an in-person discussion forum titled My Favorite Banned Books from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at 30486 Lewes Georgetown Highway (Route 9), Lewes. The event is free and open to the...
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VP Harris visits Morehouse as part of national HBCU swing to rally young voters
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via GPB Media (Georgia)In her remarks, Harris spoke about issues like abortion rights, gun safety, voting rights and book bans.
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Williams: In Hanover, where education is already political, an elected school board is nothing to fear
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via Richmond.com (Virginia)Let's be real: The current appointed system is awash in politics. The Hanover County Republican Committee is leading the charge against the elected school board — an odd anti-vote posture for a political organization, but on brand with the voter suppression mode of the modern GOP. But its arguments to keep the current system don't hold up under scrutiny.
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Rewrite of Indiana campaign finance laws on tap?
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)"We must leave it to the General Assembly to update its statutes to remedy any such constitutional defect," said Justice Derek Molter of the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Florida struggles with school vouchers as program expands
Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Book bans spreading across the U.S., study says
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via al.com (Alabama)The study, Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor, found 3,362 book bans that will affect 1,557 different titles throughout the 2022–2023 academic year and will influence the works of 1,480 authors, illustrators, and translators.
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New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via KNPR (Nevada)Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.
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Celeste Ng, other local literary lights headline Spell-O-Rama to fight book banning efforts in Florida
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The adult spelling bee raises funds for the Florida Freedom to Read Project, and you don't have to be a writer or a speller to join
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Pittsburgh children’s author writes a ‘Banned Book’
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via WESA Studios (Pennsylvania)Pittsburgh-based children's author Jonah Winter, himself the victims of book bans, has written a picture book on the subject.
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COLUMN: We’re No. 1!
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)Florida's extremism has come home to roost. The Sunshine State has the distinction of championing misinformation on covid-19 vaccines and intolerance on book bans.
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Newsom bars school book bans: LGBTQ+ textbook bill signed into …
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via The Lawton Constitution (Oklahoma)SACRAMENTO — School districts that seek to ban textbooks that portray LGBTQ+ people and other historically marginalized groups could face hefty fines under a new California law signed by Gov.
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Newsom bars school book bans: LGBTQ+ textbook bill signed into law amid growing culture wars
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)SACRAMENTO — School districts that seek to ban textbooks that portray LGBTQ+ people and other historically marginalized groups could face hefty fines under a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.
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Newsom to fine schools that ban books over race, sexual orientation
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration helped craft the proposal, which he signed into law Monday.
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DeSantis’ redistricting plan on trial in federal court
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Good morning and welcome to Tuesday. A challenge to Gov. Ron DeSantis' redistricting map heads to federal court in Tallahassee this morning, in a trial that could determine control of the U.S. House…
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