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Indiana State Prison in Michigan City eyed for closure following Westville rebuilding
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)Officials plan to tell the State Budget Committee Friday it makes no sense to continue operating the aged Indiana State Prison once a new prison opens in Westville.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
When their school district in Florida took books off the shelves, this community built their own little libraries
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Groups are fighting back after the Republican Legislature passed a slate of laws that critics say paved the way for book bans.
Book Bans, School Board – General
News in review for Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Beaufort County SC
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Island Packet (South Carolina)Stories include charter school and Bible, harassed teachers update, Palmetto Bluff restaurant Buffalos open to public, and new TCL mascot.
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A ‘teen council’ at the Brooklyn Public Library combats book bans nationwide
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via Gothamist, LLC (New York)An 18-year-old shared his experience fighting a book ban in New Mexico, giving local students a newfound appreciation of life in New York City.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Here are the top education issues to watch going into the new school year
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)Schools are preparing for a new academic year amid growing political polarization in the classroom and mounting concerns about learning loss. As the 2024 election heats up and reports indicate plummeting test scores, educators are at the forefront of navigating the line to satisfy students, parents and politicians. From advances in technology to books pulled...
LGBTQ+, Racism, Book Bans
Wood BOE hears resident comment on library board, approves budget transfers
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
via The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (West Virginia)By DOUGLASS HUXLEY Staff Reporter PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education voted 5-0 to suspend its public delegation rule Tuesday night to allow a citizen to speak on an upcoming appointment…
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Here’s a look at some of Louisiana’s new 2023 laws
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via The Seattle Times (Washington)A slew of new Louisiana laws, recently passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards have gone into effect.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
‘He was dangerous:’ The harassment Beaufort County teachers face by the book ban movement
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via The Island Packet (South Carolina)Beaufort SC teachers face physical, verbal harassment by David Cook and other book ban advocates. Social media posts allude to violence.
Book Bans, School Board – General
Waterloo schools’ relations director leaves the district
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via Waterloo Courier Inc (Iowa)Beginning her role in 2021, Akwi Nji has now decided to work full-time at her own branding and marketing agency.
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Hempfield Area parents, board members debate proposed book policies again ahead of Aug. 14 vote
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via TribLIVE (Pennsylvania)Hempfield Area School District residents and parents again talked about book challenges and bans as a policy governing the process awaits a final vote in two weeks. There were moments of cheering and…
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General
After 10 hours of discussion, NAACP approves slate of policy priorities
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The issues up for consideration on the penultimate day of the NAACP's National Convention in Boston could potentially influence the association's political moves at the local, state, national, and…
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Did Democrats hand Republicans a winning strategy in parents’ rights?
Monday, July 31st, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Glenn Youngkin's victory shows the power of parents, and Democrats have been slow to answer, analysts say
Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
In fight to lead America’s future, battle rages over its racial past
Saturday, July 29th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)While Biden talks of Emmett Till and Harry Truman, DeSantis defends his state's take on slavery.
Book Bans, Racism
It’s the economy, Joe, and only the economy
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via The Day (Connecticut)Joe Biden's supporters -- and perhaps Biden himself -- can't understand why the presidential poll numbers on the economy aren't better. Why is he getting so little credit for so much good news on…
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Battle over books: Wood County residents pressure library to restrict titles with LGBTQ, sexual themes
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Register Herald (West Virginia)This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at…
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That colorful free book box in your Jacksonville neighborhood may soon offer banned books
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)The little box on a stick where you pick up romances, mysteries and maybe a cookbook may now start stocking books banned in Florida.
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‘Unbanned Book Club’ puts controversial kids’ volumes in Jacksonville readers’ hands
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Jacksonville.com (Florida)The Unbanned Book Club is giving away titles some schools label unacceptable as Duval County schools plan return of most books to libraries, classes.
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Vice President Kamala Harris plays the heavy in Biden’s 2024 fight for reelection
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Vice President Kamala Harris is playing the heavy as she and President Joe Biden tag-team their 2024 reelection effort.
Parent Involvement, Book Bans
Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material
Friday, July 28th, 2023
via home - georgia recorder (Georgia)The fight to keep diversity in the classroom takes to the streets as the MoveOn Banned Bookmobile makes its way down to DeSantis' mansion.
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