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PEN America supports challenge to DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ law

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By: Lisa Tolin | February 2, 2023

PEN America filed an Amicus brief in Honeyfund v. DeSantis, saying the law had a “profound chilling effect,” not only on employers like Honeyfund, but on educators across the… More

FL Governor DeSantis’ Proposals on Higher Education Pose a Grave Threat to Academic Freedom and Free Speech at Public Colleges and Universities

Press ReleaseFebruary 2, 2023

Jeremy C. Young, senior manager of free expression and education at PEN America, said: “These proposals represent nothing less than an effort to substitute the dictates of elected officials… More

National Organizations Condemn Cancellation of Student Play at Douglas Anderson School of Performing Arts in Duval County, FL

Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2023

“Indecent is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 2015 play by Paula Vogel that possesses  rich educational and artistic merit. It has been produced Off-Broadway, on Broadway, and has been… More

PEN America: Florida Engages in “Witch Hunt” to Find Out How Public Colleges and Universities are Spending Funds Related to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2023

Jeremy C. Young, senior manager, free expression and education at PEN America, issued the following statement: “The governor’s request looks more like a witch hunt than a serious effort to… More

Letter to Duval County, FL Schools from PEN America and We Need Diverse Books— Signed by 70 Authors—Calls for Return of 176 Book Titles Pulled from Classroom Libraries

Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2022

(NEW YORK)—In a letter sent to Duval County Public Schools in Florida, PEN America and We Need Diverse Books, along with 70 authors, questioned the removal of 176 book… More

Florida Adopts Even More Punitive Provisions Against Teachers and Students To Implement New Controversial Education Laws

Press ReleaseOctober 24, 2022

(NEW YORK)-- A new set of rules passed by the Florida Board of Education to implement controversial laws like the “Don’t Say Gay” and “Stop W.O.K.E” acts are “alarming”… More

New Report: 2,500+ Book Bans Across 32 States During 2021-22 School Year

Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2022

“While we think of book bans as the work of individual concerned citizens, our report demonstrates that today's wave of bans represents a coordinated campaign to banish books being… More

The Assault on Black Thought: Book Banning in Florida

Saturday, September 17, 2022 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm ET
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Florida School District Slaps Stigmatizing and Alarming Warning Labels on Books Deemed “Unsuitable” for Children

Press ReleaseAugust 5, 2022

Jonathan Friedman, director of free expression and education programs at PEN America, said in response: “This alarming development is just the latest in an onslaught of attacks against students’… More

Ban on Sexual Health Textbooks Continues Torrent of Censorship in Florida

Press ReleaseJuly 21, 2022

"This ban on sexual health textbooks in Miami-Dade is yet another alarming victory in a political crusade to place politically motivated constraints on what students can learn. It comes… More

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