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Florida education leaders report hundreds of more books pulled from school libraries
As concerns about book bans in Florida’s public schools intensify, advocacy groups like PEN America are rallying against what ...
Hundreds of books pulled from Florida schools listed in new DOE release. Here are the titles
The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books that were pulled from school shelves. during the ...
Publishers Weekly12d
PEN America Report Confirms School Book Bans Are Surging
Beyond the Shelves,' confirms that 4,231 unique titles were targeted during the 2023-2024 school year, impacting 2,662 ...
Alexandria Times23h
A solemn, silent walk: Gonzaga High students revisit school’s ties to slavery
On Nov. 6 and 7, Washington, D.C.’s Gonzaga College High School students ... another thing to actually stand in the place ...
KSAL23h
Central Student Athletes Taking Talents to the Next Level
A trio of Salina high school athletes put the pen to the paper, as they commit to take their talents ... Her mentality has ...
Richmond12d
Hanover Public Schools leads state in banned books, report shows
The 2023-2024 school year recorded the highest book removal rates from public schools nationwide − a 200% increase from the ...
Los Angeles Times12d
Employee asked for a pen in Spanish. The school then issued an English-only policy
After someone overheard an employee speaking Spanish — they were asking a co-worker for a pen — the school implemented an English-only policy at work, the Civil Rights Department said.
Creative Loafing Tampa13h
Florida doubled the amount of book 'removals' from schools over the last year
By PEN America’s count, schools removed about 4,500 books from Florida libraries ... The Florida Department of Education ...
Ellen Hopkins, Sarah J. Maas among most-banned authors in schools
The number of book bans in U.S. schools has surged, according to a report by PEN America, with many of the banned books ...
Yahoo12h
Here are the 5 area students that won the 2024 Write in Red scholarships
The essay contest was for all middle and high school students in Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike and Ross counties. Students were provided a red pen and asked to write ... to see our youth take a ...
Department of Education reports near double increase in library book removals
During the 2023-2024 school year, Florida schools removed nearly twice as many books than the year before following ...
The Times-Gazette4h
Highland County Red Ribbon Week scholarship winner announced
The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Board (ADAMH Board) held the 11th annual Write in Red Essay Contest during Red Ribbon Week from October 21-25, 2024. The essay contest was ...