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Oregon Senate Advances Bill to Increase Difficulty of Banning Books in Schools
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
via Willamette Week (Oregon)In the 2023-24 school year, the State Library of Oregon reported the highest number of challenges to books and other materials in libraries and schools since 1987, when it first began collecting data.…
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Slate that opposed COVID rules took over Huntley 158 school board in 2023. New group aims for new direction
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via Daily Herald (Illinois)A new group describing itself as a nonpartisan, grassroots organization is backing five candidates in the Huntley Unit District 158 school board races in the election. The group, Candidates for All…
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Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
Friday, March 28th, 2025
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)The statute on removing library books has doubled in length since 2017, with more changes likely this year.
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CCSD school board member urges public library to move sex education book to restricted area
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Michele Leber asked public library and city council members to restrict access to a health literacy book, arguing it violates state laws, is inappropriate.
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Legislators advance ban on sexual content in schools, plus 5 GOP-led bills on transgender issues
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)House lawmakers passed what's effectively a statewide ban on sexual content in K-12 schools on Thursday, which would also create a complaint and appeals process for parents to challenge books they…
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Book banning bill to make it easier to remove ‘obscene or harmful’ books passes NH House
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)HB 324 would change the process for banning books in New Hampshire schools by creating a procedure for removal and cause of action.
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Poll finds majority of Illinoisans oppose book bans, think teaching has become harder
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via The State Journal-Register (Illinois)The poll covers a wide range of topics including book bans, if political groups should be involved in school board elections and much more.
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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again
Thursday, March 27th, 2025
via Telegraph Herald (Iowa)DES MOINES — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second
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Illinois association survey shows unease over dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
via Daily Herald (Illinois)A recent survey of Illinois residents shows growing unease over President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. That's according to the Illinois Education Associati...
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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via The Associated Press (Iowa)A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.
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Educated We Stand: Announces school board endorsements in Wisconsin
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)[Wisconsin] – Educated We Stand, the national, non-partisan organization dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of public education, has announced its endorsements for the upcoming Wisconsin school board elections on April 1st. Wisconsin is a critical battleground in the fight against a...
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St. Francis Schools hit with two lawsuits over controversial book policy
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via FOX59 News (Minnesota)St. Francis Area Schools (SFAS) received two separate lawsuits on Monday challenging the district's book policy.
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‘Kite Runner’ author speaks about his book being banned in Minnesota school
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via MPR News (Minnesota)Khaled Hosseini, author of the 2003 novel 'The Kite Runner' speaks out as the American Civil Liberties Group of Minnesota and Education Minnesota file lawsuits against St. Francis Area Schools over a…
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St. Francis schools sued over controversial book ban policy
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)The lawsuit, filed by parent educators, asks a judge to reverse a ban on dozens of books that the suit says puts students at an academic disadvantage.
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More book bans? Florida bill could define classics as pornography. What is SB 1692?
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)Under Florida Senate Bill 1692, any material not expressly authorized containing nudity or sexual content could be declared harmful to minors.
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JoCo mom who pushed book bans sues school district, invoking Trump ‘indoctrination’ order
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)A mother in the Gardner Edgerton School District is suing after the superintendent banned her from school property for allegedly bullying school staff.
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Texas Senate approves bill changing how schools select library books
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards the final say over new books.
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‘The Kite Runner’ author ‘bewildered’ by book ban in St. Francis Area Schools
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
via FOX59 News (Minnesota)Khaled Hosseini, author of 'The Kite Runner", is speaking out after his novel was banned under a new policy at St. Francis Area Schools.
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LGBTQ advocates march to Florida Capitol for trans rights, protest anti-DEI bills
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Wearing blue shirts that said "Let Us Live," protestors chanted "This is what democracy looks like," in the fierce wind and rain.
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