Tag: book bans

At the state and local level, decision-makers across the country continue to issue book bans and look for other means to restrict students’ access to honest history and a diversity of voices.

In recent years, there has been an overwhelming push toward the erasure of important aspects of American history when it comes to issues of race and identity from school curricula across the country.

A decade ago, Tennessee led the nation with the largest student growth gains and for visionary postsecondary success reforms. Today, the nation’s eyes are on us for the wrong reasons.…

As equity-minded education, civil rights, and immigration organizations, we work to ensure that our nation’s students are learning, feel safe and respected at school, and have the supports they and…

As we celebrate Black History Month, Ed Trust asks, what stories are educators allowed to tell students about Black history?

There are many problems roiling America’s public schools, including culture wars that have found their way into the classroom, school libraries and school board meetings over the past several months.…

Over the past year, more than 4 million students have had their reading freedom curtailed due to book bans. A report by PEN American reveals that these students are educated…