The trend comes as officials seek to define terms such as "obscene" and "harmful." Many of the conflicts involve materials featuring racial and/or LGBTQ+ themes.
That's according to a new analysis of FBI data showing a huge spike nationwide between 2015-19 and 2021-22 since divisive concepts first entered the forefront of education policy-making.
After AI, the science of reading may be the hottest topic in education. And the most important way to strengthen this research-backed practice is to develop teachers' literacy skills, a new report contends.
Our teachers are more confident and our students are more engaged as they are seeing themselves as readers and writers. The non-negotiables are constant professional development, materials/resources, coaching, modeling and a high expectation of fidelity.
Spotsylvania school division superintendent Mark Taylor on Thursday evening sent out an email to the school community stating that it is "inaccurate" to call his decision to remove more than 30 titles from high school libraries "a ban."
Charlotte County Schools Superintendent Mark Vianello said removals were needed to conform to a state law backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."
Since 2021, legislators in Missouri's General Assembly have introduced 31 bills aimed at reforming the education system, the most from any one state. Only one, Senate Bill 775, which restricts access to "sexually explicit materials" in libraries, was passed into law.
Since 2021, legislators in Missouri's General Assembly have introduced 31 bills aimed at reforming the education system, the most from any one state. Only one, Senate Bill 775, which restricts access to "sexually explicit materials" in libraries, was passed into law.
