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Books go out of print all the time, and other facts, from an editor who covers the books world.

LOS ANGELES – For nearly two decades, Read Across America, the nations largest celebration of literacy, was built around the work of one writer. Its no coincidence that the annual

The pivot from Dr. Seuss' books during a national event founded to honor him seems sudden, but for the NEA and local teachers it was a long time coming.

How teachers in L.A. and beyond turned away from Dr. Seuss Julia Barajas © (Gene Lester / Getty Images) American author and illustrator Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) talking with a group of children in La Jolla in 1957. (Gene Lester / Getty Images) For nearly two decades, Read Across America, the nations largest celebration of literacy, was built around the work of one writer. Its no coincidence that the annual event, launched by the National Education Association in 1998, ...

Mamadi Fara Camara appeared on Radio-Canada’s Tout le monde en parle Sunday to give new details his wrongful arrest on charges of attempted murder of a police officer.

Leigh Beeson UGA Today It’s been over 30 years since Shirley Mathis McBay first went to Capitol Hill with an urgent message. She implored members of Congress to take action to increase the numbers of minorities and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. And she didn’t mince words. “In the search for knowledge in science and engineering, the worst intellectual crime one can commit is to prejudice one’s results, to prejudge how something will turn out. However, ...