Pennsylvania School Board Reinstates Gay Author’s Speech Amid Backlash

The Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy’s speech at a middle school next month after many community members said the actor had been discriminated against ... Read More

State school board issues timeline for guidance over new book ban law

The State Board of Education is still working on new guidelines for how school districts will enforce a recently passed law to ban books deemed pornographic or ... Read More

After Florida Leads Country In Public School Book Bans, Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill To Limit Them

“The school board members ... is the country’s book ban capital. He argued that he was giving parents and school systems power to remove obscene material from school libraries and classrooms. Read More

DeSantis signs Florida bill making it harder to 'weaponize' book bans in public schools

"You have some people who are taking the curriculum transparency, and they're trying to weaponize that for political purposes," DeSantis said during a news ... in public school book bans with ... Read More

School board cancels gay “30 Rock” actor Maulik Pancholy's anti-bullying talk over concerns with his 'lifestyle'

The 30 Rock actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy was set to give an anti-bullying speech at a Pennsylvania middle school, but members of the local school board voted to rescind the ... Read More

Ron DeSantis finally admits that Florida book bans went too far

A report released this week by PEN America found that Florida led the country in book bans for the first half of the current school year, with 3,135 bans across 11 school districts. The 2022 law ... Read More

Broward School Board meeting gets heated over book banning

MIAMI - The topic of book bans once again sparked heated debate at a Broward County School Board meeting ... Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m ... Read More

Book Bans Across the U.S.

Efforts to ban ... books about racism and L.G.B.T.Q. identities. Two years into a surge in book banning efforts across the country, restrictions that were largely happening in school libraries ... Read More

Pennsylvania school board cancels gay actor’s speaking appearance due to his ‘lifestyle’

"When I visit schools, my 'activism’ is to let all young people know that they’re seen. To let them know that they matter." ... Read More

Book bans hit another record high: PEN America

After already soaring to record peaks, book bans in U.S. schools have hit a new high, according to free speech advocacy group PEN America. In the first half of the current school year, the group ... Read More

Cumberland Valley School Board reinstates assembly featuring ’30 Rock’ star after special meeting

The Cumberland Valley School Board has drawn a lot of local criticism and national news coverage ever since, last week, the school board canceled an anti-bullying assembly. TV star and author Maulik ... Read More