Everyone deserves the right to choose what they read, including children. The International Literacy Association’s Children’s Rights to Read global initiative was founded on 10 fundamental and inalienable rights that help ensure that every child has access to the education, opportunities, and resources needed to read.
For Every Child, Everywhere: Protect Children’s Rights to Read Read More »
In January 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case interrogating the constitutionality of inclusive education: Mahmoud vs. Taylor. The verdict will have far-reaching implications for students’ freedom to read and learn.
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Last week brought reports that federal agencies are eradicating Black History Month. Executive orders to eliminate “discriminatory equity ideology” are in fact censorship attempts to prohibit the teaching of comprehensive American history in K-12 schools. As the war against censorship continues, the African American Policy Forum’s 2025 Liberation Calendar can provide support for ongoing engagement.
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has been supporting educators and standing against curriculum and school library censorship since the 1950s. We’re here to support your advocacy for the right to read in your own schools and districts.
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Lawyers for Libraries, a project of the American Library Association, is designed to create a network of attorneys around the country involved in, or committed to becoming involved in, the defense of the First Amendment freedom to read and the application of constitutional law to library policies, principles, and problems.
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Data from First Book Research & Insights illustrates how mandated book bans are negatively impacting teachers and students. At the heart of this debate is whether a small group of individuals has the right to dictate what other people’s children are allowed to read – and to impose their restrictions on the rest of the nation.
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New research from The Trevor Project—the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people—sheds light on the harms caused by book bans and curriculum censorship legislation.
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Banned author Jodi Picoult promotes libraries and the freedom to read on her 2024 tour for “By Any Other Name” (Ballantine, 2024).
Banned Author Jodi Picoult’s Tour Recruits Thousands to Anti-Censorship Movement Read More »
In a climate where book bans threaten the ability of young people to access diverse and inclusive literature, Welcoming Schools’ National Day of Reading stands as a powerful symbol of resistance and empowerment.
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Amidst a continuing rise in book censorship, we must refocus on what kids need: richer and more complex books in schools.
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