US book bans in public schools reach record annual high of 12,000
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A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago.School administrators increasingly use AI to decide which books to ban.
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Mon, 5 October 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World14:18first to report
Texas tops list with 8,100 bans while Stephen King is again most banned author, PEN America finds The US saw almost 12,000 book bans in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, the highest number in a single year, according to the free-expression non-profit PEN America . In a report released on Monday, PEN America said that there had been 34,000 instances of book bans since the organization started tallying the increasing “book censorship crisis” across US schools in 2021. Continue...
- bostonherald.com16:24edited after publishing
School administrators increasingly use AI to decide which books to ban.
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- wlrn.org7 Oct, 12:00their copy
- The Hill19:28
School book bans have hit a record high at almost 12,000 removals, according to a new report from PEN America, a free-speech organization. The group found 11,982 books banned in the 2025-26 school year, a big jump from the 6,870 the previous year. Among those almost 12,000 books were 7,370 unique titles taken out of classrooms,...
Wed, 7 October 2026
1 report- The Hill10:00
Book bans reached an all-time high this year as political pressure and AI fuel a spike in titles taken off the shelves. Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America, a free-speech organization. The vast majority of the book bans...
Thu, 8 October 2026
1 report- Vecernji list (Croatia)12:23
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Wed, 21 October 2026
1 report- vindy.com05:30
School book ban trends come and go, but there are always groups of people who want to keep their children from having access to reading material that might expose them to new ideas or, worse, ask questions. The problem is particularly bad in Ohio, which ranks third among the states in PEN America’s study of […]