Updates

In a victory for academic freedom and education equity, the U.S. Department of Education conceded the end of a directive that sought to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in schools and higher education institutions nationwide.

Updates on four freedom to read bills at the state level right now, as well as the voices of students advocating for their right to read.

A small number of patrons are driving sweeping censorship decisions. They are overruling trained librarians, undermining constitutional protections, and restricting access for an entire community.

The late former First Lady Barbara Bush was renowned for her work on improving childhood literacy. Her foundation recently announced that it has completed a $1 million project to transform Houston libraries into more inviting, family-friendly spaces.

Two Utah high schoolers are also listed as plaintiffs.

By Leila Green Little Advisory Board Member, Freedom to Learn Foundation Last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Little v. Llano County—the case that bears my name and, more importantly, represents a fundamental question about who gets to decide what we are allowed to read in a public library. Disappointed doesn’t come […]

New Agreements Signed with Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State