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A call-and-response approach, where kids are asked to sound out letters, split apart sounds and put them back together, is one strategy teachers are using

A call-and-response approach, where kids are asked to sound out letters, split apart sounds and put them back together, is one strategy teachers are using

NEW ULM — Policy changes favoring increased reading proficiency, diversity, and inclusivity were unanimously approved by the New Ulm School Board Thursday. S

Letter reveals private negations between library associations and teachers unions over language revisions in the Right To Read Act.

Democratic lawmakers privately negotiated with the nation’s largest teachers union to craft a bill intended to combat bans of sexually explicit books in schools, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

In the past and present, they’ve fought book bans and censorship.

LeVar Burton spent 23 years spreading the love of reading with children of all ages as host of the PBS series "Reading Rainbow."

Authors and librarians have felt the pressure of recent book challenges in Virginia, and think the system for book challenges could be better streamlined. The Virginia Association of School Librarians advocates for a librarian supervisor position at the state level.

An audience of educators, parents and children packed into the Central Arkansas Library Systems Robinson Theater Wednesday for a night devoted to the importance and teaching of literacy in American schools.

State Sen. Rachel May is continuing her push to counter book bans.