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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian\u201d by Sherman Alexie will stay part of the ninth-grade English curriculum in Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Schlump: The tragic story behind a forgotten masterpiece<\/a>, a fascinating bit of history about one of many books banned in Nazi Germany, lost but now rediscovered.<\/p>\n This Canadian op-ed, Why I Love Schools that Ban Books<\/a>, is exactly what it seems, a screed against schools teaching anything conservatives disapprove of.<\/p>\n Did you know HBO is producing a screenplay of Ray Bradbury’s classic (and often banned) Fahrenheit 451<\/a>? Also on the horizon: a Disney movie adaptation of another banned classic, Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time<\/a>.<\/p>\n For two weeks in July, a judge presided over a trial to determine whether Arizona’s law banning Mexican-American studies classes in public schools is legal or not<\/a>. As of today, 19 August, he has not ruled. MAS courses remain illegal and the books banned from Tucson classrooms in 2012 remain banned<\/a>. If you’re squishy on whether schools ought to offer ethnic studies programs, maybe reading this<\/a> will explain why they’re more than easy-A gut classes, and how, if the Arizona judge rules on the side of white supremacy, similar bans will quickly come to\u00a0your state, and yours.<\/p>\n Somewhat forgotten: the House Un-American Activities Committee-inspired book burnings of\u00a0the 1950s<\/a>. If this is merely of historical interest, why is my spidey sense tingling?<\/p>\n Activists in Cuba say North Korea, like their own country, is fighting a losing battle against censorship<\/a>. I, for one, wouldn’t mind seeing this battle draw to a quick conclusion.<\/p>\n Here at home, looks like our activists are busy too. Only ours are scientists, taking pre-emptive action by leaking an alarming climate report before the current administration orders it suppressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why do schools set up\u00a0review committees\u00a0to rule on books challenged by parents if principals and administers are going to overturn their recommendations and ban the books anyway<\/a>?<\/p>\n