Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?

Policy Solutions: What should we make of book bans?

Book banning and censorship is appearing again in states and school districts. The history of book banning goes back as far as recorded time. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins discusses the U.S. court system’s history support of the First Amendment and against censorship. He outlines the implications of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phi Delta Kappan 2023-05, Vol.104 (8), p.58-59
1. Verfasser: Collins, Jonathan E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bans
Censorship
Court Litigation
Educational Legislation
Elementary Secondary Education
First Amendment-US
Ideology
Psychological Patterns
School districts
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Zusammenfassung:Book banning and censorship is appearing again in states and school districts. The history of book banning goes back as far as recorded time. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins discusses the U.S. court system’s history support of the First Amendment and against censorship. He outlines the implications of the most recent book banning incidents and the political ideology behind them. He emphasized that we must keep books accessible for our students.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/00317217231174716