Joanne JacobsFeb 252 min'I want the library to be there for everyody, not just people who share my voting record' When a patron donated a book questioning "the transgender craze" to the Blue Hill Public Library, librarian Rich Boulet decided "it...
Joanne JacobsAug 14, 20232 minShakespeare's smut: 'Out, out, gosh-darned spot'There's no need to edit the dirty jokes out of Shakespeare's plays to comply with Florida's new law, according to the state Education...
Joanne JacobsMay 15, 20232 min'Book bans' sound bad, but so does graphic sex in school librariesPresident Biden keeps talking about "book bans," writes Andrew Rotherham on Eduwonk. It's become "a nervous tic" for Education Secretary...
Joanne JacobsMay 4, 20232 min40% of 8th-graders are 'below basic' in history Eighth-graders don't know much about U.S. history and civics, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which...