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The Knight Foundation Looks at Americans' Attitudes Toward Book Restrictions in Public Schools
The Knight Foundation released the results of a study from the Knight Free Expression Research Series, which is produced by Knight Foundation in partnership with Langer Research Associates. The report, “Americans’ Views on Book Restrictions in U.S. Public Schools,” is based on a survey of a random national sample of 4,500-plus adults. Key findings include the following:- Majorities of Americans feel informed about book restriction efforts and say the issue is personally important to them. Still, few actively participate.
- Two-thirds of Americans oppose efforts to restrict books in public schools and most are confident in public schools’ selection of books.
- Most Americans see age appropriateness as a legitimate issue, especially for younger students—even as concern about exposure to inappropriate books is limited. Marking the issue’s complexity, trust in specific groups to determine age appropriateness is lower than trust in schools’ book selections more generally.
For more information, read the executive summary.
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