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School book bans have increased 33% since last year, but hope is not lost
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)Despite growing lawsuits and protests against book restrictions, bans continue to spread rapidly, according to a new report. But students are providing a glimmer of hope.
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School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America …
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via GPB Media (Georgia)The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.
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‘Toll of book banning’ increases as Missouri ranks No. 3 among states, report says
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)Book Bans
School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Kunr (Nevada)The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.
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Book Bans Are Rising Sharply in Public Libraries
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via The New York Times (Montana)Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries, where they affected children, are now affecting the wider community as…
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Texas school districts ban 625 books from classrooms, libraries in 2022-23 school year, report finds
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Texas school districts have banned more books in classrooms and libraries than nearly...
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Effort to ban books with graphic public readings spreads in Florida
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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Florida now leads the country in book bans, new PEN report says. How did that happen?
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)Vague legislation and advocacy groups drive book bans
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Moms for Liberty read ‘porn’ hoping to ban books in Florida
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)The chair of the Moms for Liberty Broward chapter was one of several speakers who read explicit passages at a Broward School Board meeting Tuesday.
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Don’t judge banned books by their covers
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via StarTribune (Minnesota)Sometimes, reading them makes it clearer why some object.
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Why a Texas teacher was fired for reading Anne Frank’s diary
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Parents and school leaders in several school districts have raised concerns about an unabridged version of Anne Frank's diary that includes sexual content.
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Indiana public pension assets hit $46.6 billion in mid-2023
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)"We remain well-managed and well-funded — still the envy of many states across the country," said Steve Russo, executive director of the Indiana Public Retirement System.
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There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Kunr (Nevada)Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.
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Moms for Liberty read ‘porn’ hoping to ban books, as Seminole school board listens
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Moms for Liberty, the conservative group founded in Florida and now a force in national politics, aimed to get books pulled from Seminole County Public Schools libraries by reading aloud at a schoo…
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New school year highlights book, curriculum bans facing America’s teachers
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via WPXI-TV (Pennsylvania)Two stories of teachers facing discipline and a gubernatorial candidate using a flamethrower underscore the difficulties facing educators as the new school year begins.
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Texas teacher fired for assigning graphic book on Anne Frank’s diary
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)A teacher in Beaumont, Tex., assigned eighth graders to read from 'Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation,' in which Frank wrote about female and male genitalia.
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Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)The most sweeping challenges often originate with such conservative organizations as Moms for Liberty.
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This Florida college chose a president outside the DeSantis orbit
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
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American Library Association Releases Preliminary Data on 2023 Book Challenges
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
via WBRC (Alabama)New data shows record surge of challenges in public librariesCHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) has released new preliminary data documenting the continued…
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