National News
Page 68 of 87
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
Indiana not rushing to deploy highway work zone speed cameras
Monday, August 21st, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Natalie Garrett, INDOT spokeswoman, said similar camera enforcement programs in other states have taken about 18 months to get up to speed.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
Sultan: Back-to-school assignment for parents: Read one of these banned books
Monday, August 21st, 2023
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)Students are getting their assignments as they head back to school this month, and their parents should join them.
Book Bans, Racism
On classroom culture wars, teacher in chief Jill Biden treads lightly
Monday, August 21st, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)The first lady has criticized 'book bans,' but has avoided partisan broadsides
Racism, Book Bans
Ron Klain’s next campaign
Monday, August 21st, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from producer Raymond RapadaSend tips | Subscribe here | Email Eli | Email…
Book Bans
What to expect when you’re expecting (to miss the first debate)
Monday, August 21st, 2023
via POLITICO (New York)At least ten candidates have qualified for the first GOP presidential primary debate this week. What about those who haven't?
Book Bans
Fight against book bans prompts Orchard Park teens to start national organization
Saturday, August 19th, 2023
via The Buffalo News (New York)'We're not fighting against something, we're fighting for (it)' Students Protecting Education co-founder Luke Lippitt said. 'We're fighting for our voices to be heard. And we're fighting for things that we think are important."
Book Bans, School Board – General
FIALA: Taking issue with Mason City schools’ book ban
Saturday, August 19th, 2023
via Globe Gazette (Iowa)I continue to value and praise the teachers who provided the quality education I received in Mason City public schools and the Mason City Library that offered a safe and
Book Bans
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/pmn/Z7RR6RWPGVDRLOSGAERJQVIQ2I.jpg)
An Iowa school district used ChatGPT to ban Buzz Bissinger’s ‘Friday Night Lights.’ He’s not happy.
Friday, August 18th, 2023
via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)'If you're going to ban a book, you might as well read it,' Bissinger said.
Racism, Book Bans
Georgia teacher fired for teaching fifth graders about gender binary
Friday, August 18th, 2023
via azcentral.com (Arizona)A Georgia school board voted along party lines to fire a Georgia teacher who taught her fifth grade class about gender fluidity.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Students’ mental health struggles spill over into Ohio schools
Friday, August 18th, 2023
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)Students are still struggling with mental health, years after the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Social Emotional Learning, Book Bans
Banning books like ‘Friday Night Lights’ is just wrong. Instead, we should expand access to reading.
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)There is nothing in the book that we should hide from teenagers. It is hard. It is...
Book Bans
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/4MNSSTWBYNECZLWG2MD6M6OZVE.jpg)
Fort Worth ISD libraries close for sweeping review as scrutiny of books in schools grows
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
via The Dallas Morning News, Inc. (Texas)Fort Worth public school libraries are closed pending a review of hundreds of thousands of books. The review comes as Texas public schools face heightened...
Book Bans, School Board – General
‘Friday Night Lights’ author slams ‘absolutely tragic’ Iowa book ban
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)H.G. 'Buzz' Bissinger, the author of the bestselling nonfiction sports book 'Friday Night Lights,' expressed his frustration in a new interview with an Iowa city banning the title from school libraries, saying U.S. book bans have become worthy of comparison to Nazi Germany. 'America is a wonderful, great country. And one of the reasons it's...
Book Bans
DeSantis allies reveal debate strategy
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The trove of documents provides an extraordinary glimpse into the thinking of the DeSantis operation about a debate the candidate's advisers see as crucial.
Book Bans
Defend Trump and ‘Hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis Allies Reveal Debate Strategy
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
via The New York Times (New Hampshire)Hundreds of pages of blunt advice, memos and internal polling were posted online by the main super PAC backing the Florida governor, offering an extraordinary glimpse into his operation's thinking.
Book Bans