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Schools banned nearly 12,000 books in 2025-2026, report says
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Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books in the 2025-2026 school year, according to new data from PEN America, marking the highest number since the organization began tracking book bans in 2021.
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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 .
Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books in the 2025-2026 school year, according to new data from PEN America, marking the highest number since the organization began tracking book bans in 2021.
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.
NEW YORK -- Nearly 12,000 book bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago.
'Sold,' the 2006 novel by Rosemont College alum Patricia McCormick, topped PEN America's list of the most banned books in school libraries and classrooms for 2025-2026. It also topped the ALA's most recent ranking.
The big story: Florida no longer is No. 1 when it comes to school book bans. For the first time in four years, Florida got knocked out of the top spot. Texas now holds the distinction, by a wide margin, according to the national anti-censorship organization PEN America .
Texas public schools banned 8,193 books during the 2025-26 school year, more than twice as many as any other state, according to PEN America. Texas public schools banned 8,193 books, while Florida had the second-highest number of banned books at 3,212.
Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books during the 2025-2026 school year, according to a new report released from PEN America, a group dedicated to freedom of expression for writers. That represents the highest number of bans in a single year since PEN started tracking them in 2021.
Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books during the 2025-2026 school year, according to a new report released from PEN America, a group dedicated to freedom of expression for writers. That represents the highest number of bans in a single year since PEN started tracking them in 2021.
Public schools banned nearly 12,000 books in the 2025-2026 school year, according to new data from PEN America, marking the highest number since the organization began tracking book bans in 2021.
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