Linda Villarosa in Conversation – Greensboro
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Bookstores Across America, Vol. Two: A Roundup of Ways to Support Indie Bookstores
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[POSTPONED] Knowing the News: An Interactive Media Literacy Workshop – Greensboro
Writers as Witness: Free Speech in a Time of Hate Speech
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Walking on Eggshells: Teachers' Responses to Classroom Limitations on Race- or Gender-Related Topics
@RANDCorporation report on educational gag orders shows #teachers are self-censoring and restrictions are falling disproportionately on Black teachers.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA134-16.html
@PENamerica predicted in November 2021: "These bills will have a chilling effect on the speech of educators." We wish we had been wrong. State legislators: did you want teachers more afraid and students learning less? Because that's what you've created. https://pen.org/report/educational-gag-orders/
Then there’s this 🙄 https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1619505262024601601