Of Teacher Shortages and Licensure Regulations
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. Recently the State of Wisconsin proposed new license regulations to curtail teacher …
National Library Week and the Top Ten Challenged Books of 2016
This is #NationalLibraryWeek, the week we celebrate those “temples of public education and freedom of thought,” as photographer of “America’s …
What Happened in Your State This March?
This past month, thirty policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, …
Books That Get Backs Up
It’s no mystery that certain books are challenged more often than others. But what’s interesting to contemplate is why. Are …
Checking the Facts
Knowing what’s true and what isn’t, what’s opinion and what’s fact are important aspects of intellectual freedom. Fake news …
Honoring Trailblazing Women
Global Citizenship Campaign for March The following post was written by members of the Ćđµă´«Ă˝Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. …
Where Do We Draw the Line?
The line between intellectual freedom and censorship is sometimes a fine one. Especially in schools. Certainly, we are all free …
What Happened in Your State This February?
This past month, twenty policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, …
“Imagine” – Freedom to Read Week
In the U.S., we celebrate Banned Books Week in late September/early October—this year on September 24-30, 2017. But the Book …
A Year’s Worth of Challenges to Intellectual Freedom
This post was written by Millie Davis, Director, Ćđµă´«Ă˝Intellectual Freedom Center During the past year, from January 2016 to …