LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg City Schools is requesting the return of a book containing inappropriate content that was given to some 4th and 5th-grade students during enrollment day ...

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Along with reading the book, the nearly 1,200 students who are participating are engaging with the text and with each other. “We’re working on a blog as we go. … ...

Leaders at the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning said a statewide at-home literacy program is making strides in improving reading skills among young students. Leaders said the ...

Spread the Word Nevada, a non-profit organization, has distributed 8 million books over the past 25 years to promote childhood literacy in low-income communities across the state.

A Georgia fifth-grade public school teacher took the stand in an effort to save her job after she was fired for reading her students a book on gender identity.

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An elementary school teacher in Georgia has been fired for reading a “divisive” book about acceptance to her 5th-grade class. She bought the book, My Shadow is Purple, at the school’s own ...

Nearly 700 fifth grade students from across 78 schools in ... "The 5th graders are so jazzed," said Marni Zavel-Beachler with Pikes Peak Battle of the Books. "When they first start reading, ...

A Georgia teacher has been fired after reading a book about gender norms to her fifth-grade class. Last week, the Cobb County School Board voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle after she read the book ...