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Tag: Book ban
The Black history knowledge gap is widening – and GOP politicians are making it worse
By Paul Ringel, High Point University On the day of the Super Bowl, Matt Gaetz, a Republican member of Congress…
How teens benefit from being able to read ‘disturbing’ books that some want to ban
By Gay Ivey, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people…
Even dictionaries aren’t safe from censorship in this Florida school district
Escambia County’s school district was already facing a lawsuit over banned books on LGBTQ+ subjects and race. Officials kept removing…
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…
How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians
By Nicole A. Cooke, University of South Carolina Despite misconceptions and stereotypes – ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and…
