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<p>The conservative Florida Citizens Alliance, a group allied with the DeSantis administration, has called for rejection of 28 of the 38 texts its members reviewed. One publisher's editing of the story of the Montgomery Boycott illustrates their power. </p>

Behind the scenes, one publisher went to great lengths to avoid mentions of race, even in the story of Rosa Parks.

Librarians and experts say Florida laws cause book bans in schools, but the governor says there's no connection.

Florida is reviewing curriculum in what is perhaps the most contentious subject in education: social studies.

Florida is reviewing curriculum in what is perhaps the most contentious subject in education: social studies.

Florida educators and advocates are up in arms after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called news that books are being banned in Florida schools a “hoax.

Contact: Claire Benedict, claire@bearpondbooks.com Bear Pond Books of Montpelier, VT is sponsoring a Book Drive and Fundraising Campaign to support the fight against book banning in Florida. Bear Pond Books is working with the advocacy group Florida Freedom to Read Project (FFTRP) in this effort. Bear Pond is asking the public to purchase books by two local authors, Cory McCarthy and Kekla Magoon, that the store will ship to FFTRP who will distribute them to students across the state. Bear Pond ...

The panel designated to develop a training playbook for school librarians is mired in disagreement, with a Jan. 1 deadline looming.

The Florida governor claims that it’s not his legislation that is limiting what books students can read. But local parents beg to differ.