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1 day ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Andrew Bauld |Kara Yorio

SLJ wants to know what's on your mind as you think about the next school year. Fill out our Google form to share your hopes, concerns, and plans for 2025-26. It's summer. Time to relax and recharge, maybe participate in some professional development or tap your PLN for ideas and support. But here at SLJ, we can't help looking ahead. As we work on back-to-school stories, we want to know what you're thinking about heading into the 2025-26 school year.

1 day ago | slj.com | Kara Yorio |Kathy Ishizuka |Andrew Bauld

In a ruling that educators, authors, and free speech advocates were anxiously awaiting, on Friday, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor. In the 6-3 decision, the Court decided in favor of the parents over the Maryland school district, ruling that the government burdens parents' religious exercise when it requires their children to participate in instruction that violates the families' religious beliefs.

2 days ago | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Andrew Bauld

ACLU of Texas, SEAT Will Sue Over S.B. 12 – Texas Law that Prohibits Programs and Discussions Involving Race, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation in K-12 Schoolentity, and Sexual Orientation in K-12 Schools AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU of Texas) and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) announced today that they will sue to challenge unconstitutional aspects of Senate Bill 12, one of the most extreme education bans in the country. Gov.

1 week ago | slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Andrew Bauld |Kara Yorio

What titles stand out as the greatest in literature for children and young adults? That’s the question School Library Journal (SLJ) has posed to our readers. Toward identifying the best books of the past 25 years, respondents are invited to make their selections via our poll. SLJ will report the results and facilitate related conversation. Taken together with engaging the poll itself, we hope this will be an enjoyable, thought-provoking experience. This project comes at a particular time.

1 month ago | slj.com | Terry Hong |Andrew Bauld

For young listeners who need a reminder that kindness matters and resilience is powerful, share these audio titles to provide inspiration, comfort, and even temporary escape. As 2025 progresses, we may all need more-than-the-usual anecdotal reminders that kindness matters, resilience is powerful, justice will triumph. Let these titles, all published this year, provide inspiration, comfort, and even temporary escape from the exhausting reality of damaging headlines and inequitable challenges.