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Learn more about assigned books students read for school and how teachers use books in their curriculum
An elementary student reads on his own in class.
An elementary student reads on his own in class.
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69传媒 & Literacy 5 Ways Teachers Can Get Boys to Love 69传媒
69传媒' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help.
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 30, 2025
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5 min read
A group of children walk across a book under protective hands.
Islenia Mil for Education Week
Social Studies Opinion What We Can All Learn From Black Women in Education
These eight extraordinary women in history have a lot to teach us today.
Dawnavyn M. James, January 30, 2025
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5 min read
A pile of vibrantly colored reference books.
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Social Studies Opinion Black History to Spark Meaningful Conversations: A Resource List
Here are several books and a film to empower educators to engage with Black history and racial literacy.
Daphanie Bibbs, Dawnavyn M. James & Deana Forbes, January 30, 2025
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5 min read
The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023, in Washington.
A view of the Supreme Court in the afternoon on April 19, 2023, in Washington.
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Law & Courts Can Parents Opt Kids Out of 69传媒 LGBTQ+ Books? The Supreme Court Will Decide
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a school district's policy of refusing to let parents opt out their children from LGBTQ+ storybooks.
Mark Walsh, January 17, 2025
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3 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
69传媒 & Literacy Opinion Don't Shield 69传媒 From Offensive Language in Literature. Do This Instead
Creating a safe space is just one of the many ways educators can use this challenge as a classroom learning experience.
Larry Ferlazzo, December 11, 2024
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11 min read
The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
Luca D'Urbino for Education Week
69传媒 & Literacy Opinion Boys Don't Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?
Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend.
Rick Hess, November 19, 2024
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7 min read
Illustration of stacked books and ladder.
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69传媒 & Literacy Do Leveled Books Have Any Place in the Classroom?
As the "science of reading" movement has spread, predictable texts for beginning readers have come under fire.
Sarah Schwartz, October 14, 2024
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6 min read
Image of a bookshelf.
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Equity & Diversity It's Banned Books Week. Have the Challenges to Books Slowed Down?
Attempts to ban books in public schools are still prevalent, according to two new reports.
Brooke Schultz, September 24, 2024
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5 min read
Two women sit on a blanket spread out on a patch of grass as they read books under a large orange umbrella.
Eliza Walton of Boise and Josie Backus of Nampa, Idaho participate in a demonstration to read book titles that the Nampa School District is working to remove during a school board meeting on June 16, 2022. A new poll finds a majority of Americans trust their schools to select appropriate books for students.
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School & District Management Most Americans Oppose Book Restrictions, Trust Local 69传媒' Judgment
Opinions on school book restrictions vary by political affiliation and family status.
Evie Blad, August 21, 2024
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4 min read
Conceptual image of books stacked.
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School & District Management The Books Principals Can't Put Down
School leaders' top recommendation was a book focused on smartphones and youth mental health.
Madeline Will, August 16, 2024
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2 min read
An LGBTQ+ related book is seen on shelf at Fabulosa Books a store in the Castro District of San Francisco on Thursday, June 27, 2024. "Books Not Bans" is a program initiated and sponsored by the store that sends boxes of LGBTQ+ books to LGBTQ+ organizations in conservative parts of America, places where politicians are demonizing and banning books with LGBTQ+ affirming content.
An LGBTQ+ book section is seen at Fabulosa Books, a store in San Francisco, on June 27, 2024. A federal appeals court has reinstated an Iowa law that prohibits books depicting sex from public school libraries. Challengers claim the law has led school districts to remove scores of books out of fear of violating the law.
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Law & Courts Iowa's Book Ban Is Reinstated by Appeals Court But Case Against It Will Continue
The Iowa law bars books depicting sex in school libraries and discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in preK-6.
Mark Walsh, August 9, 2024
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4 min read
bible lying on a school desk with a lesson plan and calendar
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Curriculum Should the Bible Be Taught in Public 69传媒?
Are recent pushes to include the Bible about cultural literacy鈥攐r a pretext for politicians who want Christianity in public schools?
Evie Blad, July 15, 2024
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10 min read
Woman reading book in hammock
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Teaching Profession Teachers' Favorite Reads This Summer
Teachers shared some of their summer book selections, with a wide variety of subject matter and genres.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 12, 2024
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2 min read
69传媒 at Mount Vernon Library in Raleigh, N.C., pose with free books after their book fair. School librarian Julia Stivers started the free book fair eight years ago, in an effort to make the traditional book fair more equitable. Alternative versions of book fairs have been cropping up as a way to help students' build their own personal library, without the costs associated with traditional book fair models.
69传媒 at Mount Vernon Library in Raleigh, N.C., pose with free books after their book fair. School librarian Julia Stivers started the free book fair eight years ago, in an effort to make the traditional book fair more equitable. Alternative versions of book fairs have been cropping up as a way to help students' build their own personal library, without the costs associated with traditional book fair models.
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Equity & Diversity School Librarians Are Creating Free Book Fairs. Here's How
School librarians are turning to free book fairs in an effort to get more books to children in poverty.
Brooke Schultz, June 24, 2024
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9 min read
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