/tags/pen-america PEN America en-US WLRN Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:58:07 GMT /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida public school officials. It challenges the state's controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:58:07 GMT /education/2024-08-29/book-ban-florida-lawsuit-publishers Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2023-12-07/pen-america-report-spotlights-floridas-influence-on-free-speech-lawmaking-nationwide The free expression group analyzed Florida’s culture war laws over the years. They released 'The Florida Effect,' a report arguing that legislation in Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis is influencing the country on issues such as LGBTQ rights and anti-protest bills. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:21:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-07/pen-america-report-spotlights-floridas-influence-on-free-speech-lawmaking-nationwide Chris Young | WMNF /education/2023-10-04/judy-blume-james-patterson-pen-america-banned-books Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:00:00 GMT /education/2023-10-04/judy-blume-james-patterson-pen-america-banned-books The Associated Press /education/2023-10-02/new-college-sue-alternate-online-school Attorneys for New College of Florida is threatening to sue a group of former faculty members and students because they have formed an alternative online institute named “Alt New College." Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:04:53 GMT /education/2023-10-02/new-college-sue-alternate-online-school Associated Press /education/2023-09-22/florida-now-leads-the-nation-in-school-book-bans According to PEN America, during the 2022–23 school year, Florida's public schools banned more than 1,400 books across 33 school districts. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:47:47 GMT /education/2023-09-22/florida-now-leads-the-nation-in-school-book-bans Cathy Carter /education/2023-04-21/a-new-report-shows-florida-ranks-second-in-nation-among-spike-in-book-bans Between July and December 2022, the free speech advocacy group PEN America reports Florida school districts banned 357 titles. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-21/a-new-report-shows-florida-ranks-second-in-nation-among-spike-in-book-bans Cathy Carter /education/2023-04-03/academic-freedom-is-the-focus-of-a-florida-higher-education-summit The event comes as state lawmakers seek to limit what topics can be taught at Florida's public colleges and universities. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-03/academic-freedom-is-the-focus-of-a-florida-higher-education-summit Cathy Carter /state/2023-01-10/a-play-about-censorship-is-censored-and-free-speech-groups-are-fighting-back PEN America and two other free speech groups are calling for school officials in Florida to reinstate a high school production of Paula Vogel's Indecent, a play that is itself about censorship. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:30:00 GMT /state/2023-01-10/a-play-about-censorship-is-censored-and-free-speech-groups-are-fighting-back Elizabeth Blair