“School Book Bans Surged 33% Over Prior Year with Florida Leading the Charge”

DemocracyNow!: “A new report from PEN America finds a 33% spike in the number of public school book bans during the 2022-’23 school year compared to the prior year. The report finds 40% of recent book bans occurred in Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have imposed mass restrictions on books about race and LGBTQ+ issues in school libraries and classrooms.”