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How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship

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Experts see a special virulence in this winter's wave of conservative-driven school book banning efforts.

Indiana school counselor tells parents their kids can opt out of Black History Month lessons

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Counselor's message to parents highlights the benefits of teaching equity and understanding differences but ends with an opportunity to opt out.

San Francisco voters recall three school board members amid parent frustration

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Board members were ousted following a tumultuous period that included fights over remote learning, renaming schools, a First Amendment lawsuit and changes to the admissions process at the city's most elite public high school.

Washington district closes immediately after surprise vote to defy state mask mandate

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District officials said they need to plan a path forward as state officials are already working on warning letters that could threaten their funding.

Kansas lawmakers want schools to post class lessons online as a tool against critical race theory

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Under a proposed Parents' Bill of Rights, Kansas K-12 schools and libraries would no longer be exempt from obscenity laws, opening them to potential criminal charges if they distribute material found to be harmful to minors.

School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies

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Local school officials are being inundated with threats of violence and other hostile messages from anonymous harassers nationwide, fueled by anger over culture-war issues

California ‘getting close’ to ending school masking requirement, top health official says

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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rapidly falling in California to the point where health officials are getting close to ditching the state's mask mandate in schools

A whole new world: Education meets the metaverse

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As technology advances to bring us new immersive and imaginary worlds, how we educate children and prepare teachers must also advance to meet these new opportunities.

Suburban Chicago district shifts to remote learning over mask protest

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District's adaptive pause remains in effect until further notice in anticipation of protests that could “confront and/or interact directly with students.”

Why some states are treating schools differently when weighing end of mask mandates

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Some blue states have nixed indoor mandates entirely and some experts who had pushed for stringent virus mitigation measures have called for an end to masks in schools. 

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