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CDF-Texas, Partners Urge TX School Districts to Refrain from Rating Library Books According to HB 900

On Monday, nine organizations, including CDF-TX, sent more than 1,200 superintendents in Texas a letter informing them HB 900 book ratings imposed on booksellers cannot be enforced at this time.

January 29, 2024 | Texas

Education

CDF-Texas Applauds Federal Appeals Court’s Decision Ruling Key Aspects of Texas Book Rating Law Unconstitutional

Children’s Defense Fund-Texas welcomes a federal court decision to block parts of a Texas law that would have effectively required booksellers to rate the literature they sell to schools based on vague and arbitrary standards of “explicitness”.

January 19, 2024 | Texas

Education

LCFF Equity Coalition Comments re SBE Agenda - January 18, 2024

Early Childhood

CDF-CA Staff, Educators, and Students to Gather in Long Beach for ‘Reimagining School Counseling: Centering Student Voices’ Town Hall

November 16, 2023 | California

Education

LCFF Equity Coalition Comments re SBE Agenda - November 8-9, 2023

Education

LCFF Equity Coalition Comments re SBE Agenda - November 8-9, 2023

Education

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History

As of 2021, nearly 1 in 4 high school students in the U.S self-identify as LGBTQ+. So why is LGBTQ+ history not celebrated more in our public schools?

October 31, 2023 | Texas

Education

CDF Welcomes Scholastic’s Decision to Discontinue Its Effort to Appease Supporters of Book Bans in America’s Schools

Last night, multiple news organizations reported Scholastic would reverse its decision from just days ago to allow elementary schools to exclude certain books with racial or LGBTQ-related content from their book fairs

October 25, 2023 | National

Education

CDF Leaders Call on Scholastic to Reverse Its Decision to Appease Supporters of America’s Growing Book Ban Surge

This week, multiple news organizations reported Scholastic would allow elementary schools to exclude certain books with racial or LGBTQ-related content from their campus book fairs.

October 25, 2023 | National

Education

Testimony Against HB 183: Bathroom Bans Do Not Protect Children

House Bill 183 runs contrary to all aspects of that vision, and as an organization, we strongly urge you to oppose it and give it no further consideration.

October 11, 2023 | Ohio