Audra Good
@agoodlibrarian.bsky.social
It’s the actual end of bipartisan language and social norms. As much as the anti “woke” movement mistook kindness for propaganda now they will use our institutions to only present one view, theirs.
PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America
Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...
pen.org
January 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It’s the actual end of bipartisan language and social norms. As much as the anti “woke” movement mistook kindness for propaganda now they will use our institutions to only present one view, theirs.
Reposted by Audra Good
This is the inflection point.
For schools and teachers. For libraries and librarians. For books and reading.
For young people.
This is an information and literacy death knell.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
For schools and teachers. For libraries and librarians. For books and reading.
For young people.
This is an information and literacy death knell.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.”
www.ed.gov
January 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is the inflection point.
For schools and teachers. For libraries and librarians. For books and reading.
For young people.
This is an information and literacy death knell.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
For schools and teachers. For libraries and librarians. For books and reading.
For young people.
This is an information and literacy death knell.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
So awesome!! We are working on ours now!
Our first piece of the #travelingmural24 has arrived! We will be finishing up our murals by Thanksgiving so they can head off to our partner classes. We love getting mail! @shannonmmiller.bsky.social @ctcasl.bsky.social @msthombookitis.bsky.social 📚🍎#skybrarian
November 19, 2024 at 12:18 AM
So awesome!! We are working on ours now!
Still figuring this out! Find me #futureReadyLibs !
November 19, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Still figuring this out! Find me #futureReadyLibs !
Book Fair week!!!
November 18, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Book Fair week!!!