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Authors of ‘And Tango Makes Three’ Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans

By: Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter
The authors of a picture book about a penguin family with two fathers sued the state and a school district that removed the book from libraries.

A lawsuit targeted a school district and the State of Florida over restricting access to a book about a penguin family with two fathers.

Florida Schools Question Content on Gender and Sexuality in A.P. Psychology

By: Dana Goldstein
The embattled College Board said it would not change the course.

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, has threatened to reconsider his state’s relationship with the College Board.

Why the Charter School Movement Is Pushing Back on a Religious Charter

By: Sarah Mervosh
A Catholic school, newly approved in Oklahoma, is testing the bounds of what it means to be a charter — uncomfortably so for some leaders.

A student at a public charter school in Oklahoma, where the definition of a charter school is being challenged.

Pandemic Stimulus Aid May Not Be Doing Enough to Help Schools

By: Madeleine Ngo
Pandemic aid was supposed to help students recover from learning loss, but results have been mixed.

Elizabethton City Schools in Tennessee provided English tutoring this year for 404 elementary and middle school students with the increased funding.

Supreme Court Could Consider Virginia High School’s Admissions

By: Adam Liptak
The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., instituted an admissions process that reserved spots for the top students at every public middle school in the area.

Winnie the Pooh ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ Book Draws Parents’ Ire

By: Jesus Jiménez
The Dallas school district apologized for not providing guidance to parents when it sent students home with a book that teaches how to respond to dangerous situations at school.

Cindy Campos reads the book "Stay Safe" to one of her sons in Dallas.

Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem, “The Hill We Climb,” Restricted by Florida School

By: Amanda Holpuch
A grade school in Miami-Dade County said “The Hill We Climb,” which Ms. Gorman read at President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was “better suited” for older students after a parent complained about it.

Amanda Gorman reciting a poem during the inauguration.

The Surprising Obstacle to Overhauling How Children Learn to Read

By: Troy Closson
New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers may resist uprooting old practices.

New York City is mandating that all of its elementary schools change how they teach reading. Some may not make the change willingly.

Bill to Force Texas Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments Fails

By: J. David Goodman
A Republican effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains to act as school counselors.

Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House in Texas, overseeing debate in the House chamber at the Capitol in Austin on Tuesday.

Elite Virginia High School’s Admissions Policy Does Not Discriminate, Court Rules

By: Stephanie Saul
Parents had objected to Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia changing its admissions policies, including getting rid of an exam. The case appears headed for the Supreme Court.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va.

U.S. Semiconductor Boom Faces a Worker Shortage

By: Madeleine Ngo
Strengthened by billions of federal dollars, semiconductor companies plan to create thousands of jobs. But officials say there might not be enough people to fill them.

A silicon wafer, a thin material essential for manufacturing semiconductors, at a chip-packaging facility in Santa Clara, Calif.

Asked to Delete References to Racism From Her Book, an Author Refused

By: Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris
The case, involving Scholastic, led to an outcry among authors and became an example of how the culture wars behind a surge in book banning in schools has reached publishers.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall declined Scholastic’s offer to license her book, “Love in the Library,” on the condition that she edit her author’s note to remove a description of past and present instances of racism.

Public Health Lessons Learned From the Coronavirus Pandemic

By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland
The United States’ struggle to respond to the virus has highlighted the importance of communicating with the public, sharing data and stockpiling vital supplies.

Medical workers treating patients with Covid-19 at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in January 2022, when the Omicron wave was in full force.

Florida Rejects Dozens of Social Studies Textbooks, and Forces Changes in Others

By: Sarah Mervosh and Dana Goldstein
The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has campaigned against what he has described as “woke indoctrination” in the classroom.

New York City Schools Will Introduce ‘Massive’ Changes to Reading Curriculum

By: Troy Closson
Half of children in grades three to eight fail reading tests. The city’s schools chancellor, who has faulted the current approach, will begin rolling out new curriculums next year.

Over the last two decades, thousands of New York City children have struggled to pick up reading skills. Now, schools will be forced to change how they teach reading.
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