In a state where book access is under scrutiny, two Polk County teens create a safe space to read freely — and discover the power of choice.

The Maryland Board of Education reversed Harford County schools' decision to ban the illustrated novel "Flamer," by Mike ...

Nic Stone is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of a bunch of award-winning -- and frequently banned -- books for kids. She loves bacon, bright colors, lush prose, strong narrative voices, ...

Reading scores last year dropped two points for both fourth and eighth graders, compared to 2022. This dip accentuates the decline that occurred between 2019 to 2022, according to the National ...

A substitute teacher at San Marcos High School was removed from campus Friday morning after reportedly reading the n-word aloud while leading a classroom reading of Of Mice and Men, despite explicit ...

Multiple lawsuits challenging a 2023 Florida law on book removals are now pending in federal appeals court. A federal judge ruled part of the law unconstitutional for being too vague, a decision the ...

A federal judge ruled Monday that books banned from military schools need to go back on the shelves. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles granted a preliminary injunction in favor of students ...

Part of the Iowa's Book Ban Battle project. An acclaimed author whose book was pulled from an Iowa school district's shelves over its sexual content believes its critics are missing the point. Laurie ...

Knowing the stakes, Rose and her classmates at their west-side elementary practiced the drill just as their teacher instructed. The third graders kept a stack of worksheets tucked underneath their ...

I grew up in a country where the government decided what people could read, watch and even talk about. Books were censored, authors were silenced and citizens learned to think twice before expressing ...

Iowa City West High School's Banned Book Club founders, Alice Gooblar-Perovic, Aahana Gupta and Lydia Cruce promote their club at the school activities fair. Three Iowa City West high schoolers ...