Number of banned books soars in US, report finds
Public schools banned almost 12,000 books in the 2025-2026 school year, according to new data from PEN America, the highest number since the organization began tracking book bans in 2021.
Public schools banned almost 12,000 books in the 2025-2026 school year, according to new data from PEN America, the highest number since the organization began tracking book bans in 2021.
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A Texas A&M assistant professor returned to the Waco church where she grew up, searching for Black students who lived through La Vega and Waco school desegregation in the 1970s....
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The AMC Galaxy 16 dimmed the lights permanently this week, bowing either to vagaries in the movie industry or the arrival of Cinemark's 14-screen theater across town five years ago....
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President Donald Trump's administration asked an appeals court on Monday to let it terminate more than $2 billion in grants awarded to Harvard University, a major target in the Republican president's broader campaign against elite universities....
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They say mothers forget the pain of childbirth, which explains how siblings happen. and so it goes with many experiences: The sting fades while the pleasure keeps its color — but not today. a square of Venus and Mars serves…...
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Dear Annie: This might seem a little weird for a 78-year-old man, but this really bothers me. When I was in elementary and high school, I wasn't liked by many of my fellow students. I was shy, a bit awkward…...
