Every few years, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development recommends set books for literature studies in secondary school. Often, there are controversies that the chosen titles are misplaced.

The Elizabethtown School Board passed a school budget which sees a 2.5% tax increase and cuts in several areas, including middle, high school library books.

"As taxpayers and the parents of public-school students in the county, we are saddened that it had to get to this point for the book removals to cease," Fee said. "The cost to our public schools is ...

The book is about the author’s experiences of attending a strict religious reform school in the Dominican Republic with her adopted brother. “ Lawn Boy ” by Jonathan Evison.

A Texas school district is pulling all books from library shelves and classrooms that were challenged by parents, lawmakers and other community members in the last year — including the Bible.

Most of those same books will be restricted to the high school libraries in St. Lucie County, the board agreed. Only "Drama" and "Thirteen Reasons Why" will be allowed in middle and high schools.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones was at an elementary school in Lackawanna County that wants to ensure every child has a book to take home with them.

Some readers opt for one or two giant books that are notoriously demanding. There’s nothing wrong with these aspirations, but personally, I’m a bit allergic to this kind of goal setting.

But we know that’s not the full story. Along with calling on New York Times readers to share their favorite movies, music, theater and TV shows of 2024, we asked about their reading.

So I picked out Portnoy’s Complaint, and it was just an absolute revelation because when you’re in high school, you’re reading dutifully. Like, you’re trying to be a good literary citizen.

Imagine a class of pupils reading and the likelihood is that you picture them reading story books. But why? Non-fiction books can be just as engrossing for children and yet they are often overlooked ...

Getting engaged Non-fiction can also be easier to dip in and out of than a whole novel. When reading a newspaper, for example, you don’t have to start at the beginning; you can choose to start ...