Book bans in schools jumped 33 percent last year
Censorship, educational intimidation bills and gag orders are all chilling the free exchange of ideas in classrooms, advocates say. This story was originally published by The 19th. By Nadra Nittle,…
Censorship, educational intimidation bills and gag orders are all chilling the free exchange of ideas in classrooms, advocates say. This story was originally published by The 19th. By Nadra Nittle,…
By Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles When police arrested Nevada rapper Kenjuan McDaniel on a murder charge in August 2023, they cited a music video he posted…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A new federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday would challenge the legality of a ban in Tennessee passed near two years that limiting educators' ability to teach certain…
By W. Fitzhugh Brundage, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill When it comes to America’s latest “history war,” one of the biggest consequences is that it has made many…
Officials at an elementary school in Florida have restricted access to "The Hill We Climb," a poem shared by Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden's 2020 presidential inauguration. Poet Amanda Gorman…
Tim Scott (S.C.), currently the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, announced today he will be seeking his party's nomination in the 2024 presidential election. Scott's announcement makes him…
By Taifha Natalee Alexander, University of California, Los Angeles (Credit: Unsplash) Few topics in education have dominated the news over the past few years as much as efforts to ban…
This story was originally published by The 19th By Nadra Nittle, The 19th "Ron DeSantis" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Advocates for the Black and LGBTQ+…
By Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside (Source: Unsplash) On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework for its new…
By Jonathan Feingold, Boston University "Ron DeSantis" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ disdain for “woke ideology” is on full display. At a…