As Curt Guaglianone of Mount Adams School District puts it, 2022-23 was "energizing, inspiring and refreshing." But now it's time to take lessons learned from the first "normal" school year since the pandemic and push them forward.

When we are talking about literacy, we want to make supporting kids accessible—not additional—for educators and families.

In the order filed Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman also prohibited the county from removing any additional books while the court case is pending, and required the library system’s catalog to be updated to reflect that the books that were removed are again available.

The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aim is simple: keeping sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is vague and broad enough to wreak havoc.