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As the Right Fights the Teaching of Race, A New AP Course Expands It

November 16, 2022

The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More

For LGBTQ Teachers, Academic Freedom Means the Freedom to Exist

October 24, 2022

The history of academic freedom for LGBTQ educators and LGBTQ issues in the curriculum shows us that progress is not linear and that old ploys resurface in new guises. More

Today’s Book Bans Echo a Panic Against Comic Books in the 1950s

October 17, 2022

History shows that when Americans grow panicked about the impact of reading material on children, they often don’t scrutinize specific claims against materials. More

Conservatives’ Panic Over Teachers Misses How Little Freedom They Have

October 10, 2022

In preventing teachers from guiding students in debate and critical inquiry and inhibiting them from educating about social justice, we have weakened the core elements of American democracy. More

Limiting Academics’ Freedom to Tell the Truth About Racism is Not New

October 3, 2022

As conservatives return to the rhetoric of their repressive roots denouncing academic freedom, the big question may be whether they will even face opposition. More

University of Idaho Guidance on Near-Total Abortion Ban is a Chilling Example of Linked Threats to Free Expression

Press ReleaseSeptember 28, 2022

“The University of Idaho’s guidance to its staff is a chilling example of the threats that new, expansive restrictions on abortion rights pose to freedom of expression, and a… More

Conservatives have turned against academic freedom again. Here’s why.

September 26, 2022

As conservatives return to the rhetoric of their repressive roots denouncing academic freedom, the big question may be whether they will even face opposition. More

“Heckler’s Veto” Has No Place in Interrupting Speakers on College Campuses

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2022

(NEW YORK) -- Protestors at the University of New Mexico last week interrupted a speech by conservative commentator Tomi Lahren, who appeared at the invitation of conservative student group… More

Crusading for Parental Rights May Cloak Other Motives

September 19, 2022

Parental control has always tempered academic freedom in American public schools, with the outcome of any resulting dispute often turning on which parents protest the loudest or which politicians… More

Today’s Book Bans Might Be More Dangerous Than Those From the Past

September 12, 2022

Bans are targeting books that young Americans want to read, not texts that a teacher tells them they must. More

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