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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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Letters: Fighting school book bans
Thursday, September 21st, 2023
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)A letter-writer thanks the Seminole school board for shutting down a 'publicity stunt' surrounding the banning of books in schools.
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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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