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Their proposals mean schools could not consider whether books had “serious” artistic, literary, political or scientific value ...
A federal judge has refused a request from the Elizabeth School District to put a hold on her ruling that mandates the ...
For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?
These creative alternatives to book reports can spark imaginations, boost comprehension, and reignite a love for reading.
Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new ...
If the kids can’t come to the books, the books can come to the kids. It’s the Clark County School District’s “Book Bus.” ...
A Florida law that has pushed public schools to remove thousands of books, including literary classics, from their shelves could get even more restrictive soon, as Republican lawmakers move to close a ...
The titles — including “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye,” and Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give” — centered stories about ...
One School, One Book was a big hit at Oberlin Elementary School as students who were given clues throughout the week to the name of the book that was revealed to them. Oberlin Elementary literacy ...
A book on the Holocaust and Maya Angelou's autobiography were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval ...
This week's everyday hero wants to make sure every child is a reader.He says literacy isn't a luxury, but with so many kids falling behind, he came up with a simple idea to help.