Committee adopts substitute and advances bill to restrict school advertising and require local selection policies The House Education Committee adopted a fourth substitute to HB197 and recommended the bill favorably after hearing testimony from librarians, parents and vendors’ concerns; the measure seeks LEA policies for selection of school materials and prohibits targeted advertising in school instructional databases.

A new bill aims to reshape how schools manage instructional materials and protect students from targeted advertising, sparking a heated debate among educators and parents.

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book jacket - Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson, Susan DiLallo & James Patterson

Before our library book chat today, reviewed Things I Wish I Told My Mother. #BookSky #LibrarySelection. tinyurl.com/5v8xaz66