Scholastic to separate books on race, gender and sexuality for book fairs

Children’s book publisher will allow US districts to include or exclude separate list, a decision that has led to a backlashThe children’s book publisher Scholastic said it will separate titles in its elementary school book fairs by race, gender and sexuality, allowing school districts to include or exclude the list.The decision is a response to dozens of state laws restricting how the topics are discussed in schools, which Scholastic has opposed. Districts can now opt out of the new list, called the Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice catalog, or choose specific titles from it. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-18 15:10:12 UTC ]

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BBC reveals plans for animated adaptation of Morpugo's Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

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Books to Film: Scholastic and Imagine Announce Deal To Film Meika Hashimoto’s ‘The Trail’

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AAP Objects to Trump’s China Shift: Only Children’s Book Tariffs Delayed

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Scholastic reports operating income drop of 55%

Scholastic Inc's operating income for the fiscal year ending 31st May fell 55% to $25m (£20.3m), despite a 2% increase in revenues to $1.65bn (£1.34bn), according to its latest financial results. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Scholastic's Earnings Take Big Hit in Fiscal 2019

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Book Deals: Week of July 22, 2019

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