Curating a classroom library today can be a literal challenge. Case in point: the growing number of states that are not only banning, restricting, and reviewing titles in their public and school ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Some teachers in Manatee County are covering up books in their classrooms or even removing them altogether, several posts on social media show, saying it's to comply with a new ...

The picture I saw on Facebook looked so disturbing and shocking I initially doubted it was real. Was there really a classroom, anywhere, no less in Indian River County, where book spines faced the ...

What is the most important thing you do to help your students become strong readers? Teach phonics? Do guided reading every day? Make read-aloud time with the whole class a magical space filled with ...

At Patty Duval’s house, the C-word is banned. The 'C' in classroom libraries, of course. As the Alachua County Public Schools media specialist, Duval, 61, said her work in education today is very ...

Focused on creating more book-filled classrooms across the country—particularly in underserved communities—Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit First Book, along with education researcher Susan Neuman, ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Parents and educators passionate about the new state guidelines aimed at restricting which books can be inside a teacher’s classroom library took turns addressing Manatee County ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. When Tennessee enacted a 2022 law requiring each public school to publish a list of its library ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Elizabeth School District is holding off on a new policy that would have banned teachers from keeping libraries of books in their classrooms. On Monday, the Board of Education ...