Claire Woodcock

Book Bans

Book Bans Are Discriminatory And Bad, U.S. Dept of Education Rules

The ruling against a Georgia school district is a response to book bans across the country, which have targeted titles about race and LGBTQ topics.
Claire Woodcock
5.23.23
Florida

Authors and Publishers Sue Florida School District Over Draconian Book Bans

Publishing giant Penguin Random House joined authors, parents, and activists to argue that the district’s removal of books about race, sex, and gender violates the First Amendment.
Claire Woodcock
5.18.23
LGBTQ

Ron DeSantis is About To Expand Florida’s 'Don’t Say Gay' Law

Students in Florida won't legally be able to learn about gender and sexual orientation until the 9th grade.
Claire Woodcock
5.8.23
machine learning

AI Is Tearing Wikipedia Apart

Volunteers who maintain the digital encyclopedia are divided on how to deal with the rise of AI-generated content and misinformation.
Claire Woodcock
5.2.23
Libraries

NYC Budget Would Close Libraries On Weekends While Police Get Huge Bonuses

As Mayor Eric Adams inks a deal to increase police officer pay by billions, libraries say they may not have enough cash to stay open on weekends.
Claire Woodcock
4.25.23
education

GOP Mega-donor Who Bought The Constitution Now Owns Harvard’s Grad School

Billionaire Ken Griffin is also a major funder of Ron DeSantis’ education plan, which has paved the way for school book bans.
Claire Woodcock
4.13.23
Book Bans

Texas Officials Would Rather Close Library Than Stock Books They Don’t Like

A federal judge ruled against a book ban in Llano, TX. Now, local officials are discussing shutting down the public library system entirely.
Claire Woodcock
4.11.23
Florida

Rebekah Jones' Viral Claims About Her Son's Arrest By 'Fascist' DeSantis Don't Match Available Evidence

The son of a former Florida employee who claimed she was asked to alter COVID data was arrested for threatening to shoot up his former school.
Claire Woodcock
Jason Koebler
4.7.23
Book Bans

Florida Democrats Troll DeSantis By Trying To Ban His Book

DeSantis signed a controversial law last year that makes banning books in schools easier.
Claire Woodcock
4.5.23
Book Bans

Here’s How One Angry Parent Got All Graphic Novels Pulled From a School District

Internal documents reveal a heated power struggle over who gets to write library book policies–the school district or the parents.
Claire Woodcock
4.3.23
Libraries

Missouri Reps Just Voted to Completely Defund the State’s Public Libraries

The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0. Library groups say the move is retaliation for suing the state over its recent book ban law.
Claire Woodcock
3.30.23
Internet Archive

Internet Archive Loses Historic Copyright Case, Vows to Appeal

IA was sued for lifting lending limits on ebooks it had scanned itself.
Claire Woodcock
3.27.23
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