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The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books that were pulled from school shelves. during the 2023-2024 school year. The Florida Department of Education released a ...
Contributing: C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY Network; Christopher Cann, USA TODAY. This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: New College of Florida library dean on leave after books ...
According to a recent report by PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization, book bans in public schools rose by 33% in the last academic school year. Florida had the highest ...
Hyperbole, misinformation, exaggerated or outlandish claims about books’ content are fueling these bans. Now, it only takes one person to deny Florida students hundreds of books at a time ...
Despite the provocative title, Dunlap recommends this memoir, penned by a sitcom writer for shows like “That ’70s Show,” as a reminder to women in their 20s and 30s that they don’t have to ...
It also focuses on examples of female empowerment, by speaking to Leymah Gbowee, who was the driving force behind the women's peace movement in Liberia that helped to end a civil war; Indian social activist Sunitha Krishnan, who rescues victims of sex trafficking; Afghan politician and women's rights activist Fawzia Koofi; and Egyptian-American ...
Hundreds of books were removed from shelves at Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year. The list shows more than 700 ...
Within a few months, more than 9,000 books were collected. Many of these books have been sent to a children's book drive in Jamaica. [6] The campaign also called public attention to the lack of diversity in children's literature. [2] Dias attended West Orange High School in West Orange, New Jersey, [7] graduating in 2022. [citation needed]