National News
Page 61 of 81
Man removed from Fort Worth school board meeting while reading book pulled from shelves
Sunday, August 27th, 2023
via Texarkana Gazette (Arkansas)FORT WORTH, Texas -- Tensions flared at the Fort Worth school district's board meeting Tuesday when a community member was escorted out of the meeting by law enforcement while speaking out against books with sexual content.
Book Bans, School Board – General
In some schools, dread over the new year: ‘We’re scared to teach’
Sunday, August 27th, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)After two years, Tyler Johnson had seen enough. Fights had been starting more frequently at the Maryland school where he taught special-education social studies, and students were having verbal outbu...
Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans, School Board – General
Right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law gaining acceptance across US
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has quietly spread its ideology across the U.S.
Parent Involvement, Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
In some schools, dread over the new year: ‘We’re scared to teach’
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
via Press Herald (Maine)cross the country, teachers are reporting to their unions and principals what they describe as a list of accruing traumas from their classrooms.
Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans, School Board – General
Teachers are being threatened and attacked in schools
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Iowa)Educators report being threatened and attacked by students and, in some cases, their parents. Elsewhere, they worry about censorship.
Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans, School Board – General
Poll finds Missouri voters back bans on transgender health care
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
via The News Tribune (Missouri)As Missouri awaited a court decision on whether minors will be barred from receiving puberty blockers or gender transition surgery, a poll released this week shows strong public support for the law.
Book Bans
Lawrence school board changes policy on who can file complaints about content provided to students
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
via LJWorld.com (Kansas)The Lawrence school district has long had a process for students, parents and community members to formally complain about the content of textbooks and other instructional materials. Now the group of…
Book Bans, School Board – General
Ashnikko’s ‘Weedkiller’ takes you into a queer dystopian world
Friday, August 25th, 2023
via Kunr (Nevada)Ashnikko takes you into a dystopian apocalyptic wasteland of her own creation with her debut studio album Weedkiller.
Book Bans
Developer plans homes for grassy area near former Johnson Elementary in Davenport
Friday, August 25th, 2023
via Quad City Times (Iowa)The council voted 7-2, with one abstaining, to allow the redevelopment despite some pushback from neighbors who urged the council to keep the land as is.
Book Bans
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/AIEV6YNDZUCAG6SDFWNZH66V4Y.jpg)
The 13 most banned books in the U.S.
Thursday, August 24th, 2023
via The Dallas Morning News, Inc. (Texas)These are the most frequently banned books in the U.S. Books about gender, sexuality and race are the most frequent targets.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Cobb schools write new book ban chapter under Georgia ‘parental rights’ law
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)Cobb County schools have banned a pair of allegedly explicit books soon after firing a teacher under Georgia's ‘parental rights' law.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/42JWTNCCXDZH355555GT4PARX4.jpg)
Man kicked out of North Texas school board meeting for reading from banned book
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via The Dallas Morning News, Inc. (Texas)A man was kicked out of a Fort Worth school board meeting after reading a passage from a banned book.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Poll finds majority of Missourians support anti-transgender policies
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)The results mirror a national poll released in May.
Book Bans
Support for gender-affirming care, LGBTQ rights is limited in Missouri, new poll shows
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)The new poll is the state's first in-depth look at Missourians' support of gender-affirming care in the wake of a raft of proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation this year.
Book Bans
Topics to watch for in Republican debate: inflation, Ukraine, abortion and more
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via 8 News NOW (Nevada)Over two hours of debate, eight Republican presidential candidates are certain to face questions on pocketbook issues to defense policy, Social Security to climate change. Inflation and the economy are routinely ranked as the top concern of Americans. Abortion is proving to be a tough topic at the polls for Republicans. And as the war […]
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, Racism
Black history is under attack across US from AP African American Studies to ‘Ruby Bridges’
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via The Jackson Sun (Tennessee)Opportunities to learn a more inclusive version of U.S. history are finally becoming more common in public schools. And already being stamped out.
Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General
How Ron DeSantis used Florida schools to become a culture warrior
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
via Bellingham Herald (Washington)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies have faced wide criticism from civil rights leaders and educators, among others, but they also have paid off politically.
Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, Book Bans, Racism
A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)Iranian authorities have for months done little to enforce the law on women wearing the mandatory headscarf, but now the country's theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the…
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
Florida school board urges federal judge to toss parent, writers’ lawsuit challenging book ban
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)A Florida School Board urged a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by authors, a publishing company, parents and a nonprofit organization challenging the removal or restriction of books in sc…
Book Bans, School Board – General