WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - Experts say most children are learning how to read by the time they are 6-8 years old. So, by the time they reach the fourth grade, they’re ready to read books. That’s why ...

South Western school officials are considering new restrictions on what books students have access to in the classroom following several recent challenges. No specific policies were presented at a ...

After saying the elementary school classrooms libraries would be exempt from the teacher classroom guidelines in February, the South Western School board has now changed that. Meanwhile, South Western ...

Louisiana public school librarian Amanda Jones loves helping kids find the right book. It’s her 25th year working in the Livingston Parish school district, the same one she attended as a kid. In 2022, ...

A cabinet is decorated with Bria Wright’s books, notes, and photos in her second grade classroom at Hortons Creek Elementary School in Cary. North Carolina school districts must now post online the ...

New 2025 NC law requires teachers to catalog classroom books for public lists. Teachers report scaling back or closing libraries due to time and scrutiny. Parents and advocacy groups plan to review ...

A video showing the empty bookshelves of a Florida school trying to comply with a Ron DeSantis–backed law that requires the approval of books in classroom libraries has gone viral on Twitter, with ...

Read the latest update from Tuesday’s school board meeting here. Photos of Manatee County classroom libraries have gone viral on social media after a report of the school district asking teachers to ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this article misspelled Douglas Lechner’s name. Louisiana public school librarian Amanda Jones loves helping kids find the right book. It’s her 25th ...