America's censored classrooms

New PEN Report Examines Classroom Censorship

The PEN America report analyzes educational gag orders across the U.S. on the eve of another school year.

The Alarming Surge of Educational Gag Orders Across U.S. States

... American history, and LGBTQ+ identities in schools. A report from PEN America, called Censored Classrooms 2023, has been monitoring such ...

PEN America | Academic freedom is about more than universities ...

Our latest report on educational censorship, America's Censored Classrooms, found that educational gag orders continue to spread across the ...

Censorship in School Libraries: Protecting or Limiting Access to ...

According to 2024 preliminary data released by the American Library Association (ALA), there were over 400 attempts to censor library materials and services ...

Report on the Current State of Academic Freedom in US Education...

... America's general charge is to protect and defend authors, artists, and ... censored or curtailed, it would appear that all texts end up censored, that ...

Defending Academic Freedom - American Federation of Teachers

The effect on higher education and K–12 classrooms has been profound, with many teachers reporting self-censorship out of fear of losing their jobs.6. And at ...

Toolkit: Resources to Address Academic Censorship

learning about & addressing academic censorship threats in their schools ... America's Censored Classrooms | PEN America: Landscape of educational gag orders as ...

Inside America's School Internet Censorship Machine

Thanks in large part to a two-decade-old federal law, school districts across the US restrict what students see online using a patchwork of ...

End your year by joining PEN America and best-selling authors in ...

PEN America's latest report, America's Censored Classrooms 2024, counts eight new educational gag orders passed in the 2024 legislative ...

Fighting Classroom Censorship and Defending Inclusive Curriculum

... censor any educational discussions dealing with race or racial justice in American schools, no matter the grade level or content. “Banning CRT” means ...

10 Advocates on Why They Won't Stand for Classroom Censorship

Right now, educators across the country are welcoming a new class of learners. At the same time laws that censor teachers and stifle classroom ...

PEN America report analyzes legislative educational gag orders

“America's Censored Classrooms 2023” has a link to PEN America's Index of Educational Gag Orders. Of the four New Jersey entries being tracked, ...

Classroom Censorship Hurts Students - IDRA

No student should fear bringing their experiences to the classroom. Teachers should not fear for teaching about America's past or present. Leaders in education ...

Censorship by the Numbers | Banned Books

Censorship by the Numbers. Every year, the American Library Association compiles data on censorship attempts in libraries around the United States based on ...

ICYMI: Read America's Censored Classrooms 2024: Refining the Art ...

PEN America (@penamerica). 6 Likes. ICYMI: Read America's Censored Classrooms 2024: Refining the Art of Censorship, PEN America's new report ...

Book censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

Removal: abolishing certain books from the library, classroom, or bookstore shelves; · Relocation: moving the specific books to harder-to-access locations within ...

The Future of Academic Freedom: State Legislatures and Classroom ...

... censor the teaching of particular ideas. As is often the case in politics ... americas-censored-classrooms/. [4] https://docs.google.com ...

Policy Spotlight: Curriculum Censorship & Hostile School Climate Bills

... Americans to U.S. history, the Holocaust, or allow parents to sue schools if LGBTQ issues are discussed. From 2020 to 2021, at least 30 states considered ...

OPINION | Book Censorship: America's Losing Battle for Academic ...

New attacks on academic freedom have become more prominent for those in the US education system. Conservative advocacy groups joining forces ...

Stories | Legislation Resources - NADOHE

PEN America Censored Classrooms Report. America's Censored Classrooms 2024: Refining the Art of Censorship is PEN America's latest annual report on state ...