Nationwide, more than ever extreme efforts have been made to employ book bans in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week, an event held annually to celebrate...
Tag - Censorship
In response to recent and on-going challenges to book selection, curricular design, and teacher expertise, the College Board has released key principles to...
As English educators and as mentors of student members of NEHS, many of us likely are recoiling at the increase in vehement opposition to the inclusion of...
There is no possibility that John Milton could have perceived the world humanity inhabits today, much less the United States; however, Milton’s...
Censorship: the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc., that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to...
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has recently updated a position statement concerning censoring practices prevalent in many school districts...
The NEHS students who submitted the best argumentative essays for the Intellectual Freedom Challenge have been announced. Five NEHS chapters had...
As Banned Book Week, sponsored by the American Library Association, is celebrated in the coming week and beyond, there looms an urgency in society as teachers...