Morning Briefing: Book Bans

School districts in 26 states have banned or opened investigations into more than 1,100 books, driven by a right-wing campaign to target books by or about people of color or LGBTIQ people.

Morning Briefing: School districts in “26 states have banned or opened investigations into more than 1,100 books.” The districts “represent 2,899 schools with a combined enrollment of over 2 million students,” according to a report from PEN America.

Texas led the country with more book bans than any other state—713.

The American Library Association repo…