‘Unprecedented flood’ of book bans engulfs U.S. school districts, PEN report says | Local News | joplinglobe.com

WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-22 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a ... Read More

Book bans in US schools increased by 28 per cent in the first half of the school year, says new report - The Independent

As book bans are becoming more prevalent in school districts across the US, there’s now hard data to show the extent of those bans courtesy of an updated report from PEN America. The number of ... Read More

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

Banned Books Week: School book bans increased past academic year - USA TODAY

US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 academic year, report says The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises ... Read More

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

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

Texas ranks No.3 in U.S. for book bans. These school districts ban the most.

Texas had the third-highest number of book bans last school year, ... Texas ranks No.3 in U.S. for book bans. These school districts ban the most. ... The 2023-2024 report found 10,046 book bans, ... Read More

U.S. schools banned over 4,200 book titles last school year

News Brief. Tuesday, November 19, 2024 — 9:40 am. U.S. schools banned over 4,200 book titles last school year. During the 2023-24 school year, there were 10,046 instances of book bans in school ... Read More

A Florida school district banned ‘Ban This Book.’ Author says that’s ‘erasure of the highest order’ and wants it reinstated | CNN

Gratz’s letter comes amid a rise in book bans in public schools and as conservative groups, including Moms for Liberty, spearhead book challenges in school districts across the US. “Ban This ... Read More