PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell’Angelo.
Inclusion, access, and belonging are important to the development of our children.
We want our public officials to be able to listen to, understand, and manage the concerns brought to them by their constituents. Teachers do that every day.
This far-right, Christian nationalist policy agenda for a second Trump term wants to eradicate public education.
At a recent budget meeting, a DEI director was among the new positions proposed. Our Central Bucks Education Columnist Tabitha Dell’Angelo explains Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and why it will benefit district educators and students, and the broader community.
Students want to learn and express themselves about what’s happening in the Middle East. We need to embrace that, not run away from it.
One misconception is that teachers aren’t taught to facilitate conversations about difficult subjects. They are. And professional development opportunities offer more guidance throughout their careers.
Our crime? Journalism.
Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
