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Politifact Florida found that none of the books on Pink’s 13-title list has been banned statewide. Ten have been temporarily or permanently removed or restricted from shelves in at least one Florida school district, reports said.
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"America's Censored Classrooms 2023" documents more than 100 bills introduced across the country that aim to restrict discussion on LGBTQ- and race-related issues in educational settings. Many are modeled after Florida legislation.
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The Florida Department of State issued a new rule that says it will "not allow grant project activities" associated with the American Library Association and its affiliates.
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Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years.
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According to PEN America, during the 2022–23 school year, Florida's public schools banned more than 1,400 books across 33 school districts.
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Iris Mogul wanted a place to talk about James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, but she didn't know many people her age who read for pleasure. So she started her own club — for reading banned books.
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State education officials have approved two rules that could help set the stage for special magistrates to hear disputes about issues such as parents' objections to school library books.
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Experts like James Stewart say broad participation is needed to push back against Florida's changes to Black history standards.
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The Escambia County School Board, covering the Pensacola area, urged a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by authors, a publishing company, parents and a non-profit organization challenging the removal or restriction of books in school libraries.
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The city of Apopka, in Orange County, will soon have its first ever Little Free Diverse Library where all the books feature LGBTQ and Black and brown characters.
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Thousands of educators protested Florida book-banning policies outside of the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, for the Freedom to Learn rally during the National Education Association’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly.
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"The Immeasurable Depth of You" by Maria Ingrande Mora has been called a queer supernatural coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Florida mangroves.