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The Judy Blume renaissance is upon us — even as her books are being banned from schools
A new documentary and a classic book’s film adaptation bring Blume’s work to a new generation, all while experts on censorship and literature reflect on the beloved author’s continued significance.
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Florida expands classroom ‘Don’t Say Gay’ restrictions up to 12th grade
Florida’s Department of Education voted to expand the state’s law banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity through 12th grade, as more anti-LGBTQ+ bills advance through the statehouse.
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Houston public schools have a diverse, nearly all-women school board. A state takeover would oust them from office.
A complaint to the Department of Justice describes Texas Education Agency’s control of the Houston Independent School District as a power grab to strip Black and Latinx voters of their rights.
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Teachers joined the protest in Nashville. Here’s what they want.
As Republican lawmakers voted to expel two Black colleagues and to add armed guards to schools, protesters inside and outside the building demanded different action.
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Florida bill would bring bans on gender studies and critical race theory to colleges and universities
House Bill 999 would prohibit students from majoring or minoring in certain disciplines, and could pose a risk to Black sororities and fraternities, Latinx groups, affinity groups or even veterans’ organizations.
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Nashville shooting suspect’s gender sets attack apart from most mass shootings
Several conservative and far-right media figures are using the shooter’s reported transgender identity to shift the conversation away from gun control.
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Meg Cabot talks book bans, the rise of YA and 'The Quarantine Princess Diaries'
Eight years after the last Princess Diaries book, the author is again showing her longtime readers how they might navigate adulthood, power and responsibility, all while lurching from one crisis to the next.
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‘Enough is enough’: L.A. school district workers demand historic raise during three-day strike
Teachers in the nation’s second-largest school district joined bus drivers, cafeteria workers and paraprofessionals in a “sympathy strike,” resulting in over 65,000 personnel absences and bringing classes to a halt.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes guaranteed minimum teacher salary of $60,000 nationwide
The Pay Teachers Act aims to address staffing shortages while recruiting and retaining teachers — many of whom are historically underpaid.