Despite efforts to diversify curricula, teachers still regularly assign many of the same classic works, a new survey finds.

The place of literature in our publicschool education is in spiritualizing life, letting light into the mind, inspiring and feeding the higher forces of human nature.

But, once we started to read for school in third grade, it all seemed to shift. Every once in a while, the books in elementary would give voice to a strong female protagonist. By the time we reached ...

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In recent decades, schools have abandoned more rigorous works, Stotsky said. She called the standards “literature-light.” “Literature is extremely important to a student’s education,” Overturf said.

Literature is no longer taught in many schools. Reddit reports that students today will have gone through their 9-12 grade classes “without reading one novel.” ...

Notable recently banned titles Among the recently banned titles are significant works that have contributed to American literature and culture. These include: Black Reconstruction in America, 1860 ...

Instead, children should learn through reading literature. Pictured: Books by, or relating to, Charles Dickens for sale inside the Charles Dickens Museum Dec. 7, 2012, in London.

Like the Georgia bill, West Virginia House Bill 4654 would remove protections from prosecution for school libraries, as well as for schools more broadly, for public libraries, and for museums.