Caldwell-Stone says this highlights the impact of pro-book banning activist groups that aim to restrict certain topics in schools. "We're no longer seeing numbers that would indicate that a parent is raising a concern about a book they see their student reading, and t...
Some argue that parents and other adults should have the final say in what children read from schools and libraries because children should not be exposed to certain topics, while others argue that the books available to all children should not be restri
Banning books from schools and libraries is a crisis in the United States. Restricting what educators can and can’t teach through state laws and school board mandates harms us all and impacts millions of young learners across the country. ...
The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing,a new report by PEN Americahas found. Between July 2021 and June 2022, books were banned 2,532 times in public schools across the U.S., according to the nonprofit, which works to defend free expressi...
furtheringcensorship and scrutiny of booksabout race, gender, and LGBTQ issues. Groups like Moms for Liberty, a conservative group claiming to campaign for "parental rights," have also tried to censor books in public schools that feature topics like sexual and racial identity (but also seahorses...
phones ban at schools In the ever-changing world, when technology and digital devices are playing a prominent role in people's lives, current children are believed to be the earliest generation to approach and grow up with these devices. When adults supposed that in the school, phones or tabl...
penguins when I was in New York City. I didn’t have time to but I wish I had. Their story simplifies a very debated topic and I think it’s a great book not only to explain how all families are different but also how love and care are really what makes a family even for ...
In fact, challenged and banned books provide wonderful teaching moments. Does a book deal with difficult topics? Does it share the experiences of others? Talk about it with your child. Open the door and encourage your children to keep an open mind about what they read. They (and you) will...
Unfortunately, after the past year’s emotional roller coaster, Woodard says, some excellent librarians are departing Texas public schools to work in less-hostile environments. “It is very disheartening when your elected officials come in and start accusing you of trying to do harm to the student...
More Event Beloved by Toni Morrison Beloved won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 but is often met with controversy for its topics of "bestiality, infanticide, sex, and violence". More Event Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford 1987 Where's Waldo was, and still is, a look and find ...