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Where do GOP candidates stand on the issues? See for yourself.
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)The Republican presidential candidates have spent months carving out their viewpoints.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Cracking down on Florida schools — with an eye toward China
Monday, September 25th, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)DRIVING THE WEEK — Tuesday: Federal redistricting trial starts at 8:30 a.m.Wednesday: The second GOP debate is set for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Book Bans
Book bans surged across the US in 2023. Florida was the blueprint.
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
via The Courant (Connecticut)The number of books banned in school districts across the U.S reached a peak this year, a new report says, with Florida leading the way in more ways than one. The state topped the country in the number of books banned alone, representing 40% of the country's total cases with over 1,400 books removed from libraries in the 2022-23 school year, according to a report issued by PEN America.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Seminole parents are right to fight book bans
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)As Seminole County's retired assistant superintendent writes, the idea that 'parental rights' is a new thing is ludicrous. But no one individual should make decisions about what another person, including students, should read.
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3 questions for Patricia McCormick, whose book ‘Sold’ has been banned in 6 states
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
via WPXI-TV (Pennsylvania)When author Patricia McCormick published her book Sold in 2006, about a young Nepalese girl who struggles to survive after being sold into sexual slavery, she had no idea the award-winning novel would…
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
CCSD’s Jara pledges to stand up for children of all backgrounds
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara has pledged to stand up for the civil rights of students and families in the face of extremism ...
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
via Rapid City Journal (South Dakota)In the months since Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, daily life for Florida's immigrant community has become fraught and governed by fear.
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Book bans surged across the US in 2023. Florida was the blueprint
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)The number of books banned in school districts across the U.S reached a peak this year, a new report says, with Florida leading the way in more ways than one.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Michael Harriot’s ‘Black AF History’ could hardly come at a better time
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
via Kunr (Nevada)This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.
Book Bans, Racism
Man sues Independence schools, says he was banned for criticizing LGBTQ, COVID policies
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)A former Independence school board candidate raised concerns about the district removing a book with gender-neutral pronouns from the library. Then he was banned from school grounds.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Six weeks in, Florida families, schools have yet to see voucher money
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Safety, Book Bans, School Board – General
Ohio schools ban no books in past year; Florida bans over 1,400, study shows
Friday, September 22nd, 2023
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)Schools in Florida lead the nation in book bans, with Texas in second place.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Florida leads states for book bans as some parents seek more review of students’ reading materials
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)A new report from a nonprofit group said Florida is leading the country in the number of books pulled from library and classroom shelves.
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American Library Association report on ‘book bans’ blasted by conservative scholar
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)A new report on so-called "book bans" from the American Library Association is drawing criticism from a prominent conservative education scholar who recently testified before a Senate committee on the
Book Bans
Missouri is No. 3 on book-banning list. ‘Toll’ rising, report says.
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)Missouri now ranks No. 3 among states that have banned books in schools over the last year, according to a PEN America report released Thursday.
Book Bans
Book bans surge across the US with Florida as the blueprint
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)The number of books banned in school districts across the U.S reached a peak this year, a new report says, with Florida leading the way in more ways than one. The state topped the country in the number of books banned alone, representing 40% of the country's total cases with over 1,400 books removed from libraries in the 2022-23 school year, according to a report issued by PEN America.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
One Florida school district removed over 400 books. See books restricted in your district
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)See list of banned, restricted books in Florida schools
Book Bans
A West Texas city is seeing a tense battle of book censorship and bans
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Kunr (Nevada)In the city of Midland, Texas, efforts to remove or recategorize public library books have kicked off a tense battle over censorship and obscenity.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans
Florida leads the U.S. by far in school book bans, new report says
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Florida leads the nation in school book bans, new report says, responsible for more than 40% of those recorded in the 2022-23 school year.
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