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English literature needs to expand beyond Western canon Written By: Asher Price / Austin American-Statesman | 11:00 am, Mar. 10, 2021 × Lorena German, an English teacher and co-founder of Multicultural Classroom, at her home in Austin on Jan. 21, 2021. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS AUSTIN, Texas –Lorena Germán, an Austin teacher who has worked to revamp the traditional English class reading list, has a saying: "It's one thing to take candy from a baby. It's another to take a classic text from an English teacher." As a member of the collective #DisruptTexts, Germán is...

Lori Hines brought a pink sex toy with her to the Feb. 25 Leander school board meeting to make a point: Certain books are not appropriate for kids to read in school, she said. The book at the heart of Hines’ complaint is "In the Dream House" by Carmen Maria Machado, an award-winning memoir that tells the story of Machado’s experience in an abusive relationship with an ex-girlfriend. Hines read several passages aloud, including one that referenced a sex toy, hence the prop, she said.  Hines is not the only parent in the district with concerns about the books that are available to students...