If you have a child in the school system, you likely know many schools in the country are lacking funding, and that some teachers pay for school supplies with their own money. In fact, a 2016 study by ...

Twenty-Four Engaging, Culturally-Affirming Books Written to Increase Representation among Young Readers NEW YORK, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Scholastic, the global children's publishing, ...

Amy Ignatow has been organizing the Scholastic Book Fair at her children's school for seven years. She loves the fair, whether it's the smell of new books or the reactions of children finding ways ...

Literary organizations and authors are criticizing Scholastic this week for its announcement that it will offer certain books that feature themes of LGBTQ identities or race in an optional “Share ...

After a flurry of online petitions, a public statement signed by more than 1,500 authors and illustrators, and widespread pushback from educators, librarians, parents and policymakers, Scholastic ...

In a Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Gabrian McDaniel, 9, picks out a book at a book fair at Dixie Elementary School in Tyler, Texas. Chelsea Purgahn Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP Fort Worth ISD officials are ...

Parents are busy prepping students to go back to school, but teachers have a lot of work to do to prepare for the start of the school year, too. From getting their classrooms in order to purchasing ...

Scholastic has reversed a decision to allow school districts to opt out of offering a wide range of diverse books, including those that discuss subjects like racism and LGBTQ issues, at its elementary ...

Fort Worth ISD officials are staying quiet about the titles available to students at book fairs this month as Scholastic has faced nationwide controversy over giving schools the choice to opt-out of a ...