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Newsom hits red states for ‘book bans’ and says California stands for parental rights

Monday, August 14th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) continued his rhetorical war with red states Monday, blasting Texas and Florida for purportedly banning books while defending his state as a bastion for parental rights.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Indiana appeals court clarifies when police can arrest alleged trespasser

Monday, August 14th, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

The ruling may burden police officers by requiring them to find the property owner or the owner's agent before removing an obviously unwelcome person from a property.

LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General

Florida kids will now be taught PragerU’s climate denialism amid record heat

Monday, August 14th, 2023

via NJ.com (New Jersey)

As hurricane season looms amid record heatwaves, Florida's kids are being told climate change isn't real

Book Bans, School Board – General

Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation’s first to close

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

via The Seattle Times (Washington)

A dispute over young adult books about race, gender and sexuality has landed a measure on the November ballot that could shutter Columbia County's only library.

Book Bans, School Board – General

Paying teachers better: An investment in education and community

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

As classroom teachers leave the profession over issues of pay, workload, new laws and restrictions, some problems are fixable, writes the leader of the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association.

Book Bans, School Board – General

Book bans are growing in South Florida schools. You’ve probably read some of these books

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

via Miami Herald (Florida)

See the list of challenged books in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools

Book Bans, Racism

Accused of indoctrination, targeted by the right: They just want to teach

Saturday, August 12th, 2023

via Press-Citizen.com (Iowa)

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Book Bans

The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost

Friday, August 11th, 2023

via KNPR (Nevada)

No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.

Book Bans, School Board – General

Indiana governor candidate urges competitors to detail their policy proposals

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

"If you are asking people for their vote, they deserve to see in full detail how you plan to solve their problems," said Eric Doden, Republican candidate for governor.

LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General

OnPolitics: Parents clash with school district over LGBTQ books

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via Lohud (New York)

The parents object to a book titled

Book Bans

Biden’s new federal czar for the middle school library

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

'The library looms as the next big confrontation in the culture war,' the Atlantic reports, and President Biden, our Culture‐Warrior‐in‐Chief, is itching for the fight. 'The president signaled a new approach in his late‐April announcement video, when he cited book bans as evidence for his…

Racism, Book Bans, School Board – General

They wrote books to fill voids they felt growing up. Being banned has deepened those wounds.

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

This school year, hundreds of books like 'Queer, There, and Everywhere' and 'I grew up feeling unsafe' have been restricted, challenged, and outright banned in libraries and classrooms across the…

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

‘Uncivil obedience’ becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Waterloo-Cedar Falls rated sixth worst area to be Black in latest 24/7 …

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)

The cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo haven't lost their ranking on an infamous list that plagues the Cedar Valley.

Book Bans

Florida education commissioner pulls out of Miami Gardens town hall on Black History in education

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

via Local 10 (Florida)

Florida's education commissioner dropped out of a town hall meeting that is aimed at addressing the state's new standards for teaching Black History.

Book Bans

Trial needed to resolve LaPorte County payment dispute, judge rules

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

via NWI Times (Indiana)

Last month, Special Judge Mary DeBoer rejected competing motions to end the case without trial after determining genuine issues of material fact remain outstanding.

LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General

Clear Lake City Hall renovations moving ahead

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

via Globe Gazette (Iowa)

Clear Lake is moving forward with what is expected to be an almost $1 million renovation at city hall.

Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans

Florida clarifies that Shakespeare is OK for classrooms, but confusion still reigns

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

via Palm Beach Post (Florida)

The Department of Education told the Tampa Bay Times

Book Bans

Florida school board lifts restrictions on children’s book with male penguin couple

Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

A Florida school board has lifted restrictions on a children's book with a male penguin couple that has been at the center of a lawsuit against the school. The Lake County school district, located outside Orlando, said restrictions on the book 'And Tango Makes Three' were lifted after the state clarified its Parental Rights in...

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General