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"What students can read in schools provides the foundation for their lives," says PEN America PEN America Reports 200% Surge in Book Bans in 2023-2024, Largely BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Books Skip to main ...
According to PEN America, a free expression organization, the 2023-2024 school year had the highest instances of book challenges and bans, and the highest number of unique title bans. PEN America ...
The rise in banned books during the 2023-'24 school year—nearly tripling from 3,362 bans PEN recorded the previous year—can be attributed partly to the singling out of books about romance and ...
There were more than 4,300 book bans across 23 states and 52 public school districts from July 2023 to December 2023, according to a report from PEN America, a nonprofit organization that fights ...
PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
There were 3,362 book ban attempts in K-12 schools across the country last school year — 33 percent more than the year before, according to a new report from free expression group PEN America.
According to PEN America's annual book-banning report, restrictions on books have increased 33% since last year, but students offer a glimmer of hope. ... 2023 at 8:00 AM. ... PEN America recorded ...
PEN America, a non-profit organization committed to protecting free expression, published an alarming report Tuesday indicating that the “book ban crisis” is only getting worse. The bans are ...