The Sioux City Public Library posted a photo of a banned book display on social media during Banned Book Week. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest battleground in the ongoing debate ...

For years, state lawmakers have told students and educators across Tennessee that they needed to improve literacy rates. The state revamped testing expectations and changed its funding formula in what ...

Portions of Iowa's 2023 law banning books and "age-inappropriate" topics from schools are once again on hold after a federal judge, revisiting his previous ruling, concluded for a second time that the ...

A discussion of the legal issues related to book banning in public schools and public libraries, including pertinent debates, state law trends, cases addressing standing and constitutional ...

Nearly two years after Iowa enacted its school library book restrictions, the law’s future remains unresolved, leaving districts navigating shifting legal ground. With the state’s appeal now before ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a news conference in January 2024 at the Statehouse in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down key provisions of a Florida law that’s been used to remove hundreds of books from public school libraries since it was enacted in 2023. “It’s a complete ...

Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining other conservative states and counties that have sought to restrict the availability of certain books. By Eduardo Medina A federal judge has struck down ...

TALLAHASSEE — Siding with publishers and authors, a federal judge Wednesday ruled that a key part of a 2023 Florida law that has led to books being removed from school library shelves is “overbroad ...

Martha Hickson, a recently retired media specialist who fought censorship at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, shakes hands with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (seated) after he ...

Arizona State University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of “On the ...