Battling over books
Conservative groups and Republican officials are campaigning to ban books from schools and libraries.
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Conservative groups and Republican officials are campaigning to ban books from schools and libraries.
Across the country, conservatives are leading the charge to ban books.
Chairman Jamie Raskin's Opening Statement [PDF] On Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, will hold a hearing to examine the ongoing efforts across the country to ban books from schools and public libraries. Book challenges and bans are rising at unprecedented rates, with ideologically
Along with significant action from school boards and parents, legislation on books are rapidly moving through state legislatures across the country.
Here's what you missed when students, parents, & educators came to Congress to talk about the increasing fear & censorship of reading material across the U.S.