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Students Are Jumping Into The Fray Over Book Bans

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Samuels, 18, who uses they/them pronouns, started by beseeching their district to unblock websites like the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for queer youth, and to refrian from banning library books that featured LGBTQ+ characters or dealt with racism.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Credit: Zinn Education Project. In school board discussions, there were references to ensuring that the wording would bar specific curricula, including the 1619 Project and the Zinn Education Project In Oklahoma, the state has gone beyond attacking individual teachers to punishing entire school districts.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

Credit: Zinn Education Project. In school board discussions, there were references to ensuring that the wording would bar specific curricula, including the 1619 Project and the Zinn Education Project In Oklahoma, the state has gone beyond attacking individual teachers to punishing entire school districts.

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How Trump executive orders on immigration, transgender rights may affect schools

The Hechinger Report

We have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves in many cases, to hate our country despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them, Trump said. Keep up with our free weekly newsletter on K-12 education. Related: How could Project 2025 change education? The 1982 U.S.