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PEN Reports Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans
PEN America reported a record 11,982 book bans in U.S. public schools in 2025-26, with Texas alone logging over 8,100 after SB13.
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About PEN America
PEN America, founded in 1922, and headquartered in New York City, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose goal is to raise awareness for the protection of free expression in the United States and worldwide through the advancement of literature and human rights. PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 PEN centers worldwide that together compose PEN International. PEN America has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and since late 2023 also in Florida.
Everything about PEN America →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- New York City
- Inception
- 1922
- Website
- https://pen.org/