PEN America Reports Another Record High in Book Bans

Book bans in U.S. schools have reached a new peak, according to a report from free speech advocacy group PEN America. The report found over 4,000 instances of book bans in the first half of the ... Read More

Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans

According to PEN America, 4,349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023, more than the entire previous school year. More than 3,000 of those bans were in Florida. Read More

Book Bans Across the U.S.

These children’s picture ... A report from the free speech organization PEN America looked at the role of politics and advocacy groups in the growing number of book bans in schools across ... Read More

School library book bans come to Buncombe

Photo by Greg Parlier Until recently, local school districts ... says the store will order copies of any title for anyone of any age. Firestorm started a program housing banned children’s books ... Read More

Pride flags banned at all US embassies under $1.2T spending bill

Pride flags can no longer be flown at U.S. embassies. The ban was part ... The White House said it would seek a way to repeal the ban, according to CBS News. The Republican-led package declares ... Read More

Amid book bans, DEI cuts and 'Don't Say Gay' laws, 7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula

The new law, Senate Bill 5462, mandates that the state’s school districts adopt curricula ... have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” laws; bans on books with queer storylines or characters; and ... Read More

Bills targeting book bans raise concerns about the penalties libraries could face

Bills against book bans are gaining ... according to a new report from the American Library Association. The free speech advocacy group PEN America found that last school year, about 30% of ... Read More

Parents in the US: are you happy with your child’s school lunch?

We’d like to know how you feel about your child’s school lunch – and how those lunches vary across the country Across the US, parents, kids, educators and public health advocates are pushing ... Read More

New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag

As Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian, scrambled for votes to get the bill passed in his chamber, he allegedly touted the Pride flag ban ... says that no U.S. funding ... Read More

How U.S. News Ranks the Best Jobs

To some people, the perfect job may involve creating high-profile marketing campaigns for hot products, while others may dream of delivering babies to excited new ... the U.S. News Best Jobs ... Read More

Elementary School Teacher Salary

The states and districts that pay Elementary School Teachers the highest mean salary are California ($90,470), New York ($89,580), Washington ($85,580), Connecticut ($84,580), and Massachusetts ... 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