In 2021-22, 43 percent of book challenges targeted titles with LGBTQ+ characters, and 36 percent focused on books featuring characters of color or addressed themes of race and racism. Credit: Rick ...

PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for freedom of expression, says that while the number of book bans in schools is declining, it’s still “rampant.” According to PEN’s report on book bans in ...

Texas school board candidates pledging to ban books faced opposition at the ballot box, with most pro-censorship candidates losing elections in six districts across the state. The U.S. has seen a ...

• Book bans are on the rise as conservative parental rights groups fight what they believe is ‘wokeness’ in classrooms. • They typically target books about race and gender identity, and the election ...

My husband, Ben, loves to give me a hard time about attending Padroni School. I can still hear him ask me, “When you opened the front door, did you get a draft through the whole school?” My reaction ...

Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new report by the free speech organization PEN America, so frequent in some states that they are now considered ...

The South Carolina Board of Education is scheduled to meet April 1 to consider removing these 10 books from school libraries statewide, as recommended by a committee of some of its members. Book ...

Five books will stay in the Selah High School library after the school board found a committee followed proper procedures in considering a community member's request to remove them. "That was our only ...

A lawsuit stemming from a book banning policy in the St. Francis school district has been settled, and the books will return to shelves. In March, Education Minnesota-St. Francis and the American ...

Book-loving adventures over five decades inspired a California couple to make a $3.1 million donation to Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, the largest donation in its history. “There’s ...

The Escambia County School Board will vote on updates to its challenged books policy at the regular meeting set for July 15. The policy modifications come after the school board unanimously voted to ...