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Scholastic backtracks option to separate diverse books at school fairs


Scholastic will stop separating diverse stories for book fairs in 2024

Scholastic faced backlash for putting books dealing with race, gender and sexuality in their own optional category for middle school book ...

Scholastic backtracks option to separate diverse books at school fairs

Scholastic will no longer make it optional for schools to include a selection of books about diversity in school book fairs.

Scholastic backtracks on policy that separated books about race and ...

Scholastic has reversed a decision to allow school districts running book fairs to opt in or out of selling a grouping of books with diverse titles about race ...

Scholastic backtracks, saying it will stop separating diverse books ...

I get it. A non-zero number of schools will cancel the book fair entirely to keep these books hidden, and they don't want to shrink their ...

Outraged at Scholastic's Option to Opt in—or Out—of Receiving ...

Librarians and authors are angry and seeking alternatives after Scholastic Book Fair change that requires opt-in for an add-on case of diverse books for ...

After backlash, Scholastic says it will stop separating diverse books ...

Scholastic is backtracking after allowing schools to opt out of offering books related to diversity at book fairs.

Scholastic Backtracks New Book Fair Collection Amid Debate

In an effort to supply librarians and educators with an “opt-out” clause for books written by or meditating on diversity for kids, Scholastic ...

Scholastic halts separate list of 'diverse titles' | The Free Speech ...

Identity. External References. Scholastic Book Fairs Will Separate Diverse Titles, The New York Times ... Publisher Scholastic Backtracks ... books in schools. The ...

Scholastic allows schools to 'opt out' of diverse titles at book fairs

Scholastic Book Fairs are a U.S. school staple, and now those schools can decide whether they want to include certain titles on race and ...

An Update from Scholastic on U.S. Book Fairs

This fall, we made changes in our U.S. elementary school fairs out of concern for our Book Fair hosts. In doing this, we offered a ...

Scholastic Reverses Controversial Decision to 'Segregate' Diverse ...

See Also · Books about diversity still available at Scholastic fairs · How state laws can impact school book fairs · A step in the right direction.

Scholastic Book Fair won't separate diverse book collection after ...

Scholastic backtracks on separating diverse books following public backlash. Scholastic Books announced this week it won't separate books ...

WRTV Indianapolis on X: "Scholastic will no longer make it optional ...

... for schools to include a selection of books about diversity in school book fairs. wrtv.com. Scholastic backtracks option to separate diverse books at school ...

Scholastic backtracks on policy that separated books about race and ...

Scholastic has reversed a decision to allow school districts running book fairs to opt in or out of selling a grouping of books with diverse titles about ...

Scholastic backtracks after alleged exclusion of diverse books

Children's publisher Scholastic was criticised for alleged exclusion of diverse books at book fairs in the US amid right-wing pressure.

Scholastic separates out 'diverse titles' at book fairs | wfaa.com

Scholastic announced its elementary school book fairs will now separate certain book titles written by and about people of color and LGBTQ ...

Scholastic Backtracks, Saying It Will Stop Separating Diverse Books ...

Scholastic is reversing course, saying it will no longer separate diverse stories for school book fairs after weeks of mounting backlash from educators and ...

Scholastic Book Fairs Are Making Diversity Optional - EdTrust

Since 1981, the Scholastic Book Fair has been a time-honored tradition. But in 2023, Scholastic has decided to make diversity optional. Under ...

Scholastic backtracks on separating diverse books following public ...

First graders look through their new books at Mastery Harrity Elementary School in Philadelphia during a free book fair hosted by Scholastic and ...

Scholastic Book Fairs Will Separate Diverse Titles

Scholastic, the children's book publisher, said that its elementary-school book fairs would now have a separate section for titles that deal with race, gender ...