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The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, emboldening conservatives to end “wokeness” in classrooms.
There is an organized cultural assault on libraries in America, and the casualties are piling up. Fueled by “parents’ rights” groups like Moms for Liberty, public libraries saw the number of titles targeted for censorship surge 65 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to the American Library Association. Many school librarians have quit,
As of July 1 next year, Vermont public schools and libraries must establish clear, nondiscriminatory procedures for challenging and removing books from shelves. Books can no longer be banned or restricted for discussing politics, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual health, race, ethnicity, personal morality, religious views or disability status.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A federal judge ruled Monday that a 7-year-old Florida student must testify in a lawsuit challenging how one school district is carrying out the state’s policies for removing books containing objectionable content.
More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one.
The Last Week Tonight host looks into attacks on public libraries, from slashed funding to harassment to banning certain book titles.
Dear Advocates and the Freedom to Learn Community, As we start 2024, our team at FTLA wanted to update you on the fight for freedom to learn in our communities, our progress and goals for 2024 and most importantly, how you can help by becoming a Founding Member of FTLAs Advocacy Corps! As you are […]