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Support Your Local Library Today: Advocacy Tips for Literary Enthusiasts of All Ages

26 Jun 2019

“Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card.” —Arthur the Aardvark If you are reading this article, you are literate—a...

Learning to Read: Media Literacy in the Age of Fake News

04 Jan 2018

“What is it about the Internet that bedevils intelligent people?” This question is on many of our minds after a year of...

Language and Literacy in the US: Heading in the Wrong Direction

17 Jul 2017

If you look at the numbers, it might seem that language learning and literacy are no longer valued by many elected officials...

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Court Sets Narrow Standard in Application of Title lX

Decision could minimize colleges’ and universities’ responsibility for victims of sexual misconduct.

Concern Over Decline in National Reading Scores

On nation's report card, two out of three children did not meet the standards for reading proficiency.

Border Studies: Beyond the Boundaries of a Single Discipline

13 Nov 2019

In our increasingly interconnected world, the symbolic and material effects of borders and bordering have generated growing interest from scholars across the humanities and social sciences, leading to the emergence, in the last few decades, of border studies as a major field of pedagogy. The burgeoning field of border studies encompasses a broad range of...

Who Are Today’s College Students? The Marginalized Majority

04 Nov 2019

Given the depiction of the American college experience in television, movies, and the nightly news, you might think typical high school seniors spend months visiting prospective colleges; writing and rewriting admissions essays; practicing, taking, and retaking standardized tests; and nervously waiting to see if they have been admitted to one or more of the top...