U.S. school book bans on the rise due to advocacy groups, report says

Book bans accelerated across the United States during the 2021-2022 school year, largely because of advocacy groups that called on public schools to remove more than 1,600 titles, the writers ... Read More

School book bans surged this year, per PEN America report - Los Angeles ...

School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, ... Nearly 140 school districts in 32 states issued more than 2,500 book bans during the ... The new report expands on PEN’s April ... Read More

Over 1,600 books were banned in U.S. school districts in one ... - CBS News

More U.S. schools see an uptick in book banning 09:05. The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing, a new report by PEN America has found. Between July 2021 and June 2022 ... Read More

School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new ...

News; Nation/World; School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new report says Sept. 19, 2022 Updated Mon., Sept. 19, 2022 at 8:36 p.m. Books line the shelves at the Rice ... Read More

Florida led U.S. in book bans last year, new report finds

Florida led U.S. in book bans again last year with more than 4,500, a new report from PEN ... There were 4,561 instances of book banning in Florida public school districts last school ... Read More

Report: Public school book bans surge by 200%, affecting more ... - MSN

More than 10,000 books were banned in public schools nationwide during the 2023-2024 school year, marking a "dramatic" 200% increase over the previous year, PEN America said Friday. Read More

Book bans surged in the latter half of 2023, PEN America reports - NPR

PEN America says there was an "unprecedented" surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023, according to a new report. The free expression group says that from July-December of last year, it ... Read More

Book bans continue rising in the US with more targeting ‘sexual ... - CNN

Book bans in public schools rose by 33% in the last academic school year, with many efforts targeting titles perceived as “sexual” or “inappropriate,” a new report from the literary and ... Read More

School book bans see unprecedented surge in 2022, new report finds

Nearly 140 school districts in 32 states issued more than 2,500 book bans during the 2021-22 school year, which affected nearly 4 million students across 5,000 schools, according to the report ... Read More

School book bans have increased 33% since last year, but hope is not lost

Across 33 school districts, PEN America recorded 1,406 book ban cases in the state, followed by 625 in Texas, 333 in Missouri, 281 in Utah and 186 in Pennsylvania. More in U.S. Sean “Diddy ... Read More

Dept. of Education ends investigations into book bans. Are you ... - MSN

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education dismissed 11 investigations on book banning in schools and libraries. Are you concerned about department's stance? The post Dept. of Education ends ... Read More

School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, a new ...

School book bans have seen an unprecedented surge this year, ... The new report expands on PEN's April study, ... and Ashley Hope Pérez's "Out of Darkness," banned in 24 districts. Read More