Category: Education

CBLDF Joins Amicus Brief Opposed to Arizona Law that Led to Ban of Mexican American Studies Books

The students and teachers of Tucson’s now defunct Mexican American Studies program are fighting back by bringing suit against Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Huppenthal. In an effort to protect educators and students’ rights to access comic books by…

Neil Gaiman Gets In The Spirit of Giving!

Neil Gaiman made a recent visit to the CBLDF to fulfill the holiday wishes of our supporters and his fans by signing a bounty of items in time for the season of giving!  Visit the CBLDF’s Donation Center now to…

Student Defenders of Persepolis Recognized by Illinois Library Association

The plaudits continue for Chicago high school students who loudly and effectively protested their school district’s muddled ban of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis last spring. At its recent annual conference, the Illinois Library Association presented this year’s Intellectual Freedom Award to…

Victory in NM: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere Returned to Classrooms

Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel Neverwhere has been returned to classrooms in Alamogordo, New Mexico, after the approval of a review committee and worldwide protest that included a letter signed by CBLDF! District spokesperson Doyle Styling talked to Karyn M. Peterson with…

CBLDF Defends The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian in Montana Victory

A Billings, Montana, parent’s crusade against Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ended after a packed school board meeting last night, during which the school board elected to retain the novel in area classrooms. CBLDF joined…

Pennsylvania School District Quashes Challenge to Curious Incident

Despite a recent challenge due to profanity, Mark Haddon’s critically-acclaimed novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will remain on a high school summer reading list in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. According to the Scranton Times-Tribune, a parent…

Yertle the Turtle Quote Again Allowed in BC Schools

More than a year after a quote from the Dr. Seuss classic Yertle the Turtle was banned from classrooms in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a settlement has been reached allowing teachers to bring Yertle back to school. The ban arose…

TUSD’s Lift of Book Ban Draws Ire of Arizona Department of Education

After nearly two years of being banned from classrooms, the school board for the Tucson Unified School District voted to allow seven Mexican American Studies books back into classrooms as supplemental materials. The move received an immediate negative response from…