As much as 30 percent of typical annual reading gains may not be carried into schoolwork in the autumn, says an NWEA report, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects US education.
Scholastic’s ‘Kids & Family’ Report Sees Summer Youth Reading Lagging
More children are seen by Scholastic’s researchers as reading ‘zero books’ during the summer, and many parents don’t grasp the ‘summer slide’ problem.
Authors Guild Demands Police Organization Cease Pressure on School About Reading List
The Authors Guild releases a letter sent to the president of a South Carolina police association: ‘Attempts at censorship by law enforcement organizations cannot be tolerated in a democracy.’
YA Novels Prompt Police Objections to Summer Reading List in South Carolina
‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas and ‘All American Boys’ by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely have been challenged on a high school summer reading list by police and other supporters.
New Summertime T-Shirts from Publishing Perspectives
By Hannah Johnson We’ve got some great, new designs in our t-shirt store in time for those mid-summer vacations, weekend barbecues, and day trips to the beach. For you James Joyce fans out there, we’ve got Bloomsday t-shirts for men and women. Let other people know that you like to dress up in Edwardian outfits on June 16 each year, …