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School librarians vilified as the ‘arm of Satan’ in book-banning wars https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-01-27/school-librarians-vilified-as-the-arm-of-satan-in-book-banning-wars

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jackiegardina Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina ·
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I have been thinking a lot of educational gag orders. @PENamerica is a great resource. https://pen.org/issue/educational-censorship/

Almost forty years ago, I took an undergraduate history class on WWII with Professor Larry Gelfand, a well-respected teacher and scholar @uiowa. 1/

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earthtokb KB Brookins @earthtokb ·
27 Jan

yo! 2021 fellow here saying that if u qualify, you shoul apply ASAP! being a PEN fellow was such a necessary experience for my development as a working writer that I 10/10 recommend❤️ https://twitter.com/jjackso92/status/1617903189864640513

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