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After controversy erupted over Palestinian American activist and lawyer Huiwada Arraf s speech at a Michigan high school, community groups are calling for open and respectful dialogue. Arraf said she was invited to speak at a Bloomfield Hills High School on March 14, along with other speakers, about her experiences dealing with racism. She said the goal of the assembly was to promote diversity and raise awareness of the dangers of racism and discrimination. .
Earlier in the pandemic, Wisconsin Republicans brought legal challenges to shutdowns meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Three years into the crisis, decisions regarding school closures around the United States are being revisited in Congress. Republicans used a hearing this week to question American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. .
Libraries across the country have been in the news lately, mostly for efforts to ban books. But this has been National Library Week, and they re focused on a lot of other, more positive priorities as well. In Georgia, that means supporting student literacy as summer approaches. .
The Indiana House and Senate approved legislation Thursday designed to ban school library material some might deem "obscene" or objectionable. State law already allows parents and community members to ask school boards to review books with content considered to be "harmful to minors." Nonetheless, Republicans who control both chambers of the Indiana Statehouse inserted the language at the last-minute and behind closed doors with no opportunity for amendments or additional input from constituents. Rep. .