By Daryl Cagle - Aug 29, 2020 12:48 pm
Here are the ten most widely published cartoons of the week (August 22nd through August 28th, 2020). As usual, no drawings of president Trump were among the most popular with newspaper editors, even with the Republican convention this week. Six of the cartoons are light, life during the pandemic cartoons. Three are "back to school during the pandemic" cartoons, which remains the most popular topic with editors. Come take a look!... Finish reading in browser »
By Daryl Cagle - Aug 28, 2020 12:14 pm
The National Coalition Against Censorship has joined with ten other organizations to protest a Texas school district's actions in withdrawing an assignment for 8th graders, in response to a complaint by police. Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanded that the teacher be fired and that the school district be investigated. "NCAC calls upon the (Wylie school) board to rescind its ban on the cartoon, allowing the assignment to be completed. It should further publicly commit that the teacher will not be fired or otherwise punished. Finally, we urge you to reaffirm your obligation to present students with views from across the political spectrum and to establish procedures that guarantee teachers can operate free from the fear of political censorship." The organizations protesting the school district's actions include: American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom National Council for the Social Studies National Council of Teachers of English PEN America Children’s and Young Adult Book Committee PEN America and the Artists at Risk Connection Cartoonists Rights Network International Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Electronic Frontier Foundation Freedom to Read Foundation Index on Censorship Come read the protest letter on my blog!... Finish reading in browser »
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Here are the ten most widely published cartoons of the week (August 22nd through August 28th, 2020). As usual, no drawings of president Trump were among the most popular with newspaper editors, even with the Republican convention this week. Six of the cartoons are light, life during the pandemic cartoons. Three are "back to school during the pandemic" cartoons, which remains the most popular topic with editors. Come take a look!... 
The National Coalition Against Censorship has joined with ten other organizations to protest a Texas school district's actions in withdrawing an assignment for 8th graders, in response to a complaint by police. Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanded that the teacher be fired and that the school district be investigated. "NCAC calls upon the (Wylie school) board to rescind its ban on the cartoon, allowing the assignment to be completed. It should further publicly commit that the teacher will not be fired or otherwise punished. Finally, we urge you to reaffirm your obligation to present students with views from across the political spectrum and to establish procedures that guarantee teachers can operate free from the fear of political censorship." The organizations protesting the school district's actions include: American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom National Council for the Social Studies National Council of Teachers of English PEN America Children’s and Young Adult Book Committee PEN America and the Artists at Risk Connection Cartoonists Rights Network International Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Electronic Frontier Foundation Freedom to Read Foundation Index on Censorship Come read the protest letter on my blog!... 
