After Leonie provides a brief summary of local education news, Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education programs at PEN America, describes the book-banning movement sweeping across the nation, removing books off the shelves of schools and public libraries, explains why this disturbing trend is happening now and what we can do to fight against it.
NYC Public School Parent blog on Horrible McGraw Hill contract and Daily News on its temporary withdrawal
Panel for Educational Policy meetings on proposed charter school co-locations, scheduled for Dec. 21, Jan. 5 and Jan. 25.
Gary Rubinstein on Success Academy student attrition
Pen America reports on book-banning and how to subscribe to their newsletter on the subject
NY Times on A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans