by Beth Holmes | Aug 11, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Closing libraries in schools is the latest terrible education decision to come out of Texas. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is a massive school district, the largest in Texas and eighth largest in the country. It has 274 schools serving around 200,000...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 30, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Censorship or jail is being offered to Florida teachers, told to remove ‘unvetted’ books from their classroom libraries or be charged with felonies. Governor Ron DeSantis and his fellow Florida Republicans pushed hard the narrative that teachers and...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 11, 2022 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Book bans are being considered in more and more red states in the wake of Florida’s passing of their educational censorship “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas all have statewide rules to make it easy for...