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  • Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science

    Seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for Texas 8th graders were rejected Friday by the Republican-controlled state Board of Education because they propose solutions to the climate emergency or were published by a company with an environmental, social, and governance policy. The Texas Tribune reported that the 15-member board, which for the first time was required to include climate education for…

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  • Report: Attempts to Ban Books in 2023 Are Outpacing Previous Year by 20 Percent

    Attempts to ban books and other library materials and services have reached the highest level since the American Library Association (ALA) started recording such incidents decades ago, according to a preliminary analysis from the organization. Through the first eight months of 2023, there were 695 challenges to materials at K-12 schools and academic libraries across the U.S., the ALA announced in…

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