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From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad

A 17-year-old gay student who was suspended for leading protests at his high school against Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation says school administrators are now stopping him from running for senior class president

Plus: An index of school book bans, new "ghost gun" regulations, and more...

Past nine months have seen censorship effort ‘unparalleled in its intensity’, with books on race and LGBTQ issues singled out

State-level "gag orders" on teaching certain texts and ideas are terrible and utterly predictable in a one-size-fits-all K-12 educational system.

It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom "Seinfeld": The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars. Like every other annoying aspect of everyday life, the mishap…

Advocates defeated a reactionary measure in Indiana, suggesting a growing backlash against education censorship

The founder of Audible Inc., a leading force in the booming audiobook industry, will be honored in May at PEN America’s annual gala

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is one of many aiming ‘to lock LGBTQ+ topics on the wrong side of the schoolhouse gate’