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(LA Times, December 2024)

Æðµã´«Ã½has joined two amicus briefs, in collaboration with Penguin Random House and other parties vested in protecting intellectual freedom in the classroom. The Georgia case, Katherine Rinderle v. Cobb County School District, can be read . The California case, Mae M. v. Joseph Komrosky, can be read . (October 2024)

Æðµã´«Ã½endorsed the condemning book bans, which was co-sponsored by Representative Raskin and Senator Schatz. (September 25, 2024)

(EducationWeek September 24, 2024)

Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick attended the, working to enact change on behalf of educators in partnership with other national organizations. (September 16–17, 2024)

Æðµã´«Ã½sponsors the at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference. (June 28, 2024)

Æðµã´«Ã½Leaders Participate in Roundtable on Book Bans and Educational Censorship in Washington, DC (April 29, 2024)

, which targets teacher training programs’ freedom to teach. (February 28, 2024)

This Story Matters Teacher Corps expanded to create five more cohorts to expand the book rationale database. (January 2024)

Æðµã´«Ã½signs statement created by PEN America and We Believe. (October 2, 2023)

Æðµã´«Ã½was recognized, along with other partner organizations, for best practice guidelines around literacy education in a (September 27, 2023)

This Story Matters Teacher Corps created to more vigorously expand the book rationale database. (September 2023)

(WBEZ-Chicago, August 31, 2023)

(The Hill, August 23, 2023)

(The Hill, July 9, 2023)

Æðµã´«Ã½supports the reintroduced . (April 26,2023)

Æðµã´«Ã½Signs Onto Two Statements Condemning Florida House Bill 999: ACLS Statement and the (March 3, 2023)

Æðµã´«Ã½cosigns the American Council of Learned Societies’ (February 9, 2023)

´¡Ìý recognized Æðµã´«Ã½as best practice leader on intellectual freedom and condemned the uptick in book bans and education-targeted gag orders. (September 22, 2022)

(The Seattle Medium, September 21, 2022)

(Washington Post, September 12, 2022)

(Publishers Weekly, September 9, 2022)

(ABC News, August 31, 2022)

Æðµã´«Ã½Intellectual Freedom Fellowship announced (July 13, 2022)

Æðµã´«Ã½releases first of it’s kind book rationale database (June 23, 2022)

This Story Matters Campaign launched (June 23, 2022)

Virginia Legal Action Threatens the Freedom to Read (May 18, 2022)

(national partner with ALA’s initiative, May 9, 2022)

(in partnership with School Library Journal, PEN America, the National Coalition Against Censorship, Library Journal, and FReadom, May 2, 2022)

(The Washington Post, March 22,2022)

Freedom to Teach: Statement against Banning Books (released March 15, 2022)

(Education Week, March 15, 2022)

Educators’ Right and Responsibilities to Engage in Antiracist Teaching (March 8, 2022)

(released March 8, 2022)

Æðµã´«Ã½Creates Book Rationale Database with Penguin Random House Education Grant (March 7, 2022)

(District Administration, February 24, 2022)

Statement in Solidarity with Teachers, with over 30 Conferences, Associations, Assemblies, and Affiliate groups signing on in support (February 22, 2022)

Statement on the Doublespeak Award and Anti-Censorship Efforts (February 7, 2022)

Partnership with the National Coalition Against Censorship (January 26, 2021)

Cosigned nonpartisan coalition statement (June 23, 2021)

(Washington Post, September 28, 2021)

(Education Week, September 30, 2021)

(Washington Post, November 12, 2021)

(Associated Press, November 13, 2021; story picked up by numerous additional outlets)

Virtual event (Cosponsored with PEN America, December 15, 2021)