Teacher raises over $10,000 for student library
The importance of children owning and reading books has been continuously documented and studied. A study conducted last month showed the correlation between owning books and reading level—and how few children… Read more »
A school in Buffalo, NY has a new book vending machine for kids
You’ve heard of Scholastic book fairs–now get ready for Scholastic book vending machines. The grand unveiling of the book vending machine came to the school library of Arthur O. Eve… Read more »
Warning of Islamic “indoctrination,” Tennessee parent petitions school to ban history textbook
Earlier this year, we wrote about repeated attempts by the Tennessee House of Representatives to pass a bill making the Bible the state’s “official book,” whatever that means. While the… Read more »
“We don’t want kids in Portland learning material courtesy of the fossil fuel industry.”
Teachers in Portland’s public schools will “abandon the use of any adopted text or material that is found to express doubt about the severity of the climate crisis or its… Read more »
Did Houghton Mifflin Harcourt bribe the corrupt former head of Chicago Public Schools?
Another week, another alleged fraudster siphoning huge sums of ill-gotten cash out of the book business. At this point, MobyLives readers may be experiencing deja vu—and that’s perfectly understandable. But for all… Read more »