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FL AG’s Legal Brief Claims Libraries Should Only Convey “Government’s Message”
"Florida’s public-school libraries are a forum for government, not private, speech," Florida AG Ashley Moody claimed.
WI Bills Would Require Libraries to Tell Parents What Books Their Kids Check Out
Librarians say the GOP bills would restrict children’s ability to research topics in a safe environment.
NYC Budget Cuts Forces Public Libraries to Close on Sundays, Reduce Services
The limited library services will detrimentally affect houseless and low-income New Yorkers.
Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science
Some board members also objected to textbooks that did not include alternatives to the theory of evolution.
Many BIPOC Students Are Lactose Intolerant. Why Is Milk Still Their Only Option?
Offering nondairy options in U.S. school cafeterias would help level the playing field for BIPOC students.
Over 1,200 “Educators for Palestine” Sign Open Letter Demanding Ceasefire
The letter also called for an end to the Israeli occupation and condemned recent suppression of dissent by universities.
Harassment of Palestinian Students and Staff Is Spreading in US Grade Schools
Schools are proving ill-equipped to protect students who have experienced increased bullying and harassment.
Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic
U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians.
Thousands of Teachers in Oregon’s Largest School District Go on Strike
The Portland Association of Teachers is demanding adequate investments in students, schools and educators.
Palestinians Face Genocide. Now Is Not the Time for Academic Neutrality.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” Desmond Tutu once warned us.