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A group of Texas parents are banding together to push back on book bans in school districts across the state. The Texas Freedom to Read Project , a coalition of parents from across the state ...
Texas House Bill 3979 (HB 3979) is an act that relates to civics instruction and instruction policies in public schools in the state of Texas.A follow-up bill to HB 3079—TX Senate Bill 3 [1] —authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and others, which was filed on July 9, 2021, passed on July 16, 2021, and becomes law in December, limits the manner and extent to which students may learn ...
Texas lawmakers are locked in a stalemate over a proposed $500 million program to publicly fund private school tuition for some of Texas' 5.5 million school children.
Alabama's SBOE banned the teaching of concepts that impute fault, blame, a tendency to oppress others, or the need to feel guilt or anguish to persons solely because of their race or sex.” [6] Georgia's SBOE banned teaching that "indoctrinates" students. Florida's SBOE prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project. [6]
Here are 50 books Texas parents have asked school districts to ban, nearly all of which deal with racism, sexuality
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] On July 1, 2018 the Winfield Independent School District was consolidated into Mount Pleasant ISD. [3] Prior to the merger, Mount Pleasant ISD only served high school students from Winfield ISD territory, including Winfield and Millers Cove. [4]
PEN America, a free expression advocacy group, has tracked nearly 16,000 book ban attempts in public schools nationwide since 2021. In 2023 alone, the American Library Association (ALA) documented ...