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Book bans in schools jumped 33 percent last year


Book bans in schools jumped 33 percent last year - The 19th News

Public school book bans rose by 33 percent in the 2022-23 school year compared with a year earlier. That data comes from the PEN America report.

New Report: Book Bans Spike by 33% Over Last School Year

The number of public school book bans across the country increased by 33 percent in the 2022-23 school year compared to the 2021-22 school ...

Book bans jump 33% in most recent school year | K-12 Dive

Book bans continued to rise in K-12 in the 2022-23 school year, with 3,362 books banned between July 1, 2022, and June 31, 2023. This marks a 33 ...

Book bans jumped by 33 percent last year: report - The Hill

Book ban attempts increased by 33 percent during the 2022-23 school year, a new PEN America report shows.

Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor - PEN America

In the 2022–23 school year, PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of books banned, an increase of 33 percent from the 2021–22 school year. Over ...

PEN: US School-Year Book Bannings Jump 33 Percent Over Last ...

In its new report released today (September 21), PEN America reveals, “The number of public school book bans across the United States increased ...

Book Ban Data | Banned Books - American Library Association

In the same reporting period last year, ALA tracked 695 attempts with 1,915 unique titles challenged. Though the number of reports to date has declined in ...

New PEN America Report Finds 33% Jump in School Book Bans

In a new report released this week, PEN America found 3,362 instances of books banned in public schools in the 2022-23 school year, ...

Banned Books Week: Two states top list for most of the nation's ...

The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000, with two states — Iowa and Florida — ...

Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans - NPR

According to PEN America, 4349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023, more than the entire previous school year.

School book bans rose dramatically in past academic year - Axios

There were more than 10,000 instances of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year — a jump from 3,362 recorded bans nationwide the previous ...

Impacts of Book Bans Across U.S. School Districts - Comm/Ent

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Book bans continue to rise in US public schools, libraries - USA Today

Book challenges across the country hit a record high in the last academic school year as public schools and libraries have been targeted by continued efforts ...

Nadra Kareem Nittle on LinkedIn: Book bans in schools jumped 33 ...

Books bans have jumped 33%. Shaun Harper of USC's Race and Equity Center says that's especially an issue for White students.

Book bans and challenges surged by 33% last year, report finds

Public school book ban attempts spiked by 33 per cent within the last school year compared to the previous year, according to free speech ...

'Eating Away at the Foundations of Our Democracy': Book Bans ...

PEN recorded 3,362 total instances of book bans across the U.S., a 33% increase compared to the previous school year. More than 40% of all book ...

Schools Saw a 33% Increase in Book Bans Last Year

PEN America released their latest report on the state of school book bans, showcasing a 33% increase in the number of books banned in the 2022-2023 school year.

Book ban attempts soared 65% in 2023 - K-12 Dive

In the 2022-23 school year overall, there were a total of 3,362 books banned, a 33% increase since the prior school year, according to PEN ...

School book bans have increased 33% since last year, but hope is ...

More than 40 percent of book restrictions occurred in Florida. Across 33 school districts, PEN America recorded 1,406 book ban cases in the ...

Book Banners Beware: The Book Business Is Biting Back

During the 2022-2023 school year, PEN tracked 3,362 book banning ... school libraries, an increase of 33 percent from the previous school year.