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Warning labels on LGBTQ-themed books in Florida. Challenges to books related to race, sexuality or gender identity in Ohio, Missouri, Virginia and Pennsylvania. A Texas principal placed on leave after accusations of promoting critical race…

Researchers from Handshake tracked how the number of applications for technical roles vs. the number of job postings has changed over the last two years. While postings for those roles — automotive technicians, equipment installers and…

Tian said many teachers have reached out to him after he released his bot online on Jan. 2, telling him about the positive results they've seen from testing it. More than 30,000 people had tried out GPTZero within a week of its launch. It…

“Students with disabilities have a right to learn alongside their peers, and studies have shown that this is beneficial not only for students with disabilities but also for other students in the classroom,” said Lindsay Lubatzky, the…

Excerpted from “Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens” by Julia Torres and Valerie Tagoe. Published by ISTE. A Space for Building Community When we think about the school library as a place where…

“The obvious question is, what do you do when it's the core content class? And maybe it can't always be quite as much of a party,” she said. “But at the same time … you can be more flexible. So it's just being open to the possibility of…

The interview below has been edited for length and clarity. Interview highlights On writing about the human experience, even the hard parts Out of Darkness, like many works of literature, engages with all kinds of aspects of human…

When I was talking to various people about whether or not I should be doing the book and what are some of the issues that needed to be addressed. I was uncomfortable, when I didn't know what the sex of the person was. It just felt strange…

The students in both groups were demographically similar: One quarter of the students were Black, two-thirds were Hispanic. More than 85 percent of their families were poor enough to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of course, it…

The book has been challenged in some school districts including in Texas and Pennsylvania, citing the teaching of critical race theory. The interview below has been edited for length and clarity. Interview highlights On capturing reality…