IN 2023, IOWA PASSED A LAW BANNING BOOKS FROM SCHOOL LIBRARIES THAT DEPICT SEX ACTS. NOW, IN A MEETING WEDNESDAY, THE IOWA BOARD OF EDUCATION PROPOSES RULES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FOLLOW WHEN ...

NOW. NEW TONIGHT, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS GIVING US A BETTER IDEA OF HOW IOWA’S LAW THAT SETS RESTRICTIONS ON AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. THE BOARD MET WEDNESDAY TO ...

The Iowa State Board of Education is finalizing the process that schools will use to ban books that depict sex acts from school libraries. The proposed rules have come together as the state works ...

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