"It makes my heart feel good to see the smiles on their faces when they get to pick their own books." Sixth graders at ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County School District is moving forward with plans to rebuild North Clayton High School. In a recent Clayton County Board of Education meeting, board members ...

One of Israel’s largest newspapers praised President Donald Trump after militant group Hamas agreed to a peace agreement brokered by the United States to bring an end to the two-year long war. The ...

It was not long ago that Jason Aldean dropped “Try That In A Small Town” and vaulted right into the top spot for most controversial musician in the country. Things have calmed down quite a bit since ...

The ACLU sued the administration in April on behalf of six military families, alleging that book bans and curriculum changes at schools for military children were unconstitutional. The changes ...

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Penguin Random House and its children’s imprint Puffin said it will be taking legal action Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

A map shows which states banned the most books in the 2024-2025 school year. PEN America recorded 6,870 instances of books being pulled from school libraries across 23 states and in 87 public school ...

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking ...

“All American Boys,” a young adult novel, has spurred backlash in Danvers, where some parents object to the book’s profanity, reference to drug use, and portrayal of police brutality. At a meeting of ...

Restrictions on books in public schools have become “rampant and common,” according to a new report by the free speech organization PEN America, so frequent in some states that they are now considered ...

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