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What to know about the 9 most challenged books in Iowa schools, from 'Tricks' to 'Lawn Boy'
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPart of an occasional series Over the past three years, parents and community members have...
Were students asked to read aloud about masturbation? Wake schools is investigating.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoThe Wake County school system is investigating a conservative activist group’s allegations that high...
A Mississippi teacher assigned a controversial chapter in a book. Now, she's out of a job
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Sherman Alexie’s novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” was released in 2007,...
Wake schools have new rules for selecting instructional material. Some are not happy.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTensions over what books should be allowed in Wake County schools flared up as new rules were...
The 13 most banned books of 2022: 'Gender Queer' tops library association's list for second year
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not your imagination, and it's not fearmongering: Books, and our free and ready access to them,...
How many ‘indecent’ books will be banned statewide after new Utah law takes effect in July?
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCurrently there are more questions than answers about how many books will actually be banned...
An Iowa school official needed to know if 42 books contained sex. She asked ChatGPT for help
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAssistant Superintendent Bridgette Exman had a difficult task — How could she vet 42 books, several...
Authors of most banned books in the U.S. speak up: 'We can’t take these freedoms for granted'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarassment. Death threats. Accusations of pedophilia. We’re not talking about a prison yard but...
Books challenged in Iowa schools frequently tell stories of LGBTQ, Black and brown people
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPart of an occasional series Waverly Zhao wonders how students are supposed to understand freedom...
Conservative Kansas state school board members allege teachers are giving students 'smut'
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Kansas State Board of Education presentation on book bans and removals at the local school...