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673 Books Removed From Orange County Classrooms to Comply With Florida Laws
“This is yet another disastrous consequence of Florida’s disastrous education policies,” one free speech advocate said.
The Right Is Passing Bills That Ban the Teaching of Empathy and Care in Schools
Opponents of social and emotional learning liken increasing emotional intelligence to a left-wing Trojan Horse.
Rutgers University Latest to Suspend Students for Justice in Palestine Group
“We’ve been facing a lot of repression,” an SJP member said.
Pennsylvania School Board President Sworn In on Stack of Banned Books
The board member said she wanted to demonstrate “the commitment I’ve had to fighting…for our students’ freedom to read.”
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.
Students Pen Letters to Moms for Liberty Asking to Stop Anti-LGBTQ Campaigns
Moms for Liberty wrongly said students were forced to write the letters. The activity was entirely voluntary.
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.
Alumni Withhold Donations Over University Repression of Pro-Palestine Protests
“Columbia is punishing students for protesting ... ethnic cleansing and genocide,” reads a letter from 2,000+ graduates.
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.