After a heated debate over book banning, the AB 1078 bill, authored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson of Riverside, passed the Senate Education Committee 5-2 on Thursday.

California lawmakers passed a bill last week prohibiting books from being banned in public school districts because of content related to gender or racial diversity, and now, the governor is ...

SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature approved a bill on Thursday that would allow fines against school boards that ban textbooks based on their inclusion of LGBTQ+ and race lessons — an ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats on Thursday passed legislation that would fine school districts for rejecting textbooks or school library books for discriminatory reasons — a bill ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign into law a bill barring public school districts from banning books and curriculum related to gender and racial diversity. Assembly Bill 1078 passed ...

A June 29 Instagram video features a Christian Broadcasting Network anchor speaking about a California bill. "A bill that would actually ban some Christian books is working its way through the ...

The bill was proposed amid an increase in book bans across the country. According to a Sept. 21 report by PEN America, a U.S. nonprofit that defends free speech, the number of public school book ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A California Assembly member, arguing why his Freedom to Read Act should pass muster, said the American Library Association saw a 68% increase in people challenging books ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual ...