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Banning of thousands of books from school libraries in many states. Starting in 2021, there have been a considerable number of books banned or challenged in parts of the United States. Most of the targeted books have to do with race, gender, and sexuality. Unlike most book challenges in the past, whereby parents or other stakeholders in the ...
Several publishing houses joined bestselling authors and Penguin Random House this week in a federal lawsuit challenging an Iowa state law that bans certain books in schools and limits teachings...
Requests to ban books at US public schools and libraries surged to a 21-year record in 2022, according to data from the American Library Association.
School administrators and educators will return to work in the new year as penalties for a sweeping education law that bans books go into effect. The potential penalties begin at a time when ...
Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
Texas Statute Books currently contain two Anti-LGBT curriculum laws: "The materials in the education programs intended for persons younger than 18 years of age must: (1) emphasize sexual abstinence before marriage and fidelity in marriage as the expected standard." Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.007.
Now the goal of Banned Books Week is not only to invite students and other readers to look at censored or challenged books, but also advocates for literary freedom in schools, libraries, and all places involving books.
More than 1,000 books have already been removed from 39 public school districts, according to data collected by the Des Moines Register as part of its Iowa's Book Ban Battle series.
The library association, which has monitored attempted book bans since 1990, compiles data on challenges from two sources: reports from library professionals and news stories.
Formerly called. Campus Crusade for Christ International. Cru (until 2011 known as Campus Crusade for Christ —informally "Campus Crusade" or simply "Crusade"—or CCC) is an interdenominational Christian parachurch organization. [1] It was founded in 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles by Bill Bright and Vonette Zachary Bright.