Interview: Librarian Amanda Jones Fought Christian Nationalist Censors in Her Small Town
Her new book “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America” was published in August.
Her new book “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America” was published in August.
Unlike the previous Republican-led school board, they didn’t waste over $1 million to pretend a clearly identified problem didn’t exist.
In Lehighton Area School District, anti-LGBTQ panic and politics led by a Moms for Liberty board director is driving a book censorship crusade.
One easy fix schools can make, says PennEnvironment, is replacing water fountains with certified point-of-use filters.
This is part of the PA Family Institute’s larger goal of making Pennsylvania an explicitly Christian state.
Taxpayers are subsidizing these profit-making schools, which have lower graduation rates and lower proficiency rates in Math and Science for these students than public schools. It’s time for reform and accountability.
Defending diversity and the freedom to read in rural communities like mine can save lives. I know. It saved mine.
“Our school district … had been underfunded for years,” said local State Rep. Tina Davis.
Stand Up For Justice Educator Fund’s goal is to recognize and be a resource to educators who foster themes of acceptance and kindness in their curriculum.
What’s next? Labelling them Antifa. Local voters must deport this MAGA sheriff from his office on Nov. 4 to end his ICE 287(g) agreement once and for all, writes Editor Cyril Mychalejko.
“We are all looking for some kind of hope; for someone who has been successful in taking on the far right,” said Barbara Simmons, executive director of The Peace Center in Langhorne.
PA FIRE’s goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”
“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.
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