Every child in #MA deserves a strong start in reading. By prioritizing evidence-based instruction, empowering educators, and providing clear state guidance, we can build a fair and coherent system. Let’s unite around proven strategies so that every reader thrives! #RightToRead

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‘Same Ingredients, Different Recipe’ in Proposed U.S. Book Ban House Resolution 7661, introduced on February 24, would withhold federal funds from public classrooms and school libraries alleged to have “sexually oriented material” on their shelves.

US House GOP r trying to legalize 📕 bans—-calling it by another name. It’s House Bill 7661. Please call ur rep at 202-224-3121 & tell them to vote FOR our children’s right to read. Don’t be fooled. Support literacy, not bigotry. #RightToRead please

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Bad people ban book! Fight for our students’ #RightToRead

Costa: Huntington Beach Rejects Political Interference to Save Its Local Library Huntington Beach residents across political lines united to defeat city council efforts to restrict library books and privatize library services, passing Measures A and B with nearly 60 percent of the vote in a remarkable show of community solidarity against censorship in a politically divided city.

Local leadership matters. Huntington Beach rejects political interference to protect its public library: https://bit.ly/3MsDUHR
#INFREADOM #RightToRead

Banned books will stay on shelves in Elizabeth schools after district drops appeal Denver’s appeals court dismissed the case with a castigating letter to the district about wasting their time.

Persistence works. A Colorado district dropped its appeal—returning a banned book to shelves:
https://bit.ly/46bnjik
#INFREADOM #RightToRead

#LearningDifficulties #dyslexia #LearningDifferences #DyslexicThinking #RightToRead #ScienceOfReading

I am proud to have helped pass legislation in the Senate to protect freedom of thought in Massachusetts schools and public libraries and safeguard open access to books.

I have & will continue to advocate for our libraries through legislation and funding in the State House.

#libraries #RightToRead

Proposed legislation would prohibit book banning in New Mexico public libraries • Source New Mexico A New Mexico lawmaker is reintroducing a bill to ban book banning at public libraries, backed by librarians and authors

Proactive policy works. Proposed legislation in New Mexico would prohibit book bans in public libraries: https://bit.ly/4th85lJ
#INFREADOM #RightToRead #JoinTheMovement

Wicked Novel, Basis for Musical and Film, Has Been Banned in Utah The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in response to the book ban.

The novel that inspired Wicked faces a ban in Utah. When politics censors art, readers lose: https://bit.ly/3ZC1ZyZ
#RightToRead #INFREADOM

Little Egg Harbor Resident Fights Censorship, Book Bans in Documentary - The SandPaper Little Egg Harbor resident Martha Hickson didn’t intend to become a driving force in a nationwide movement for free speech. But as groups relentlessly pushed for the removal of books from the school library at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School, it became imperative for Hickson to fight back against censorship and advocate for freedom in libraries, in education and beyond. <a href="https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/little-egg-harbor-resident-fights-censorship-book-bans-in-documentary/">[…]</a>

In New Jersey, a Little Egg Harbor resident fights censorship—captured in a new documentary about persistence, community, and access: https://bit.ly/4qlMEgx
#INFREADOM #RightToRead

Support our students’ #RightToRead #FreedomToRead

At Reach, we have long maintained our commitment to handwriting. Here’s more support for our position. buff.ly/EhgsKVQ

#LearningDifficulties #Dyslexia #LearningDifferences #DyslexicThinking #RightToRead #ScienceOfReading #CelebrateDyslexia #HandWriting

Mississippi turned around its schools. Its secret: Tools Michigan had abandoned. buff.ly/YajOJPM

#LearningDifficulties #dyslexia #LearningDifferences #DyslexicThinking #RightToRead #ScienceOfReading #CelebrateDyslexia

Dear Friends of Bansa Library,
We are back with our Monthly Update Report for December. Last month, the library welcomed 800 visitors, recorded 1,171 book circulations, added 117 new books, and welcomed 166 new members.Read full report here- bansacommunitylibrary.org/wp-content/u...

#RightToRead

"When they go after the books, what they are really going after are those kids who find a safe space in the library" [paraphrased] #RightToRead

Librarians moving from stewards to vanguards of the #RightToRead

60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026 No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.

Help defy revisionist history. Defend against banning #freespeech and #bookbans. It is so important to keep top of mind each day to stop the bans and keep libraries free.

60 Small Tasks to Defend the #RighttoRead: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026- bookriot.com/how-to-defen...

We are the ones we have been waiting for. #RightToRead

Happy New Year from all of us at Bansa Library.

Thank you for being part of a community that believes every member, every child, every village deserves access to books and libraries.

#RightToRead
#BooksForAll

A group of children wearing red winter clothes and Santa hats stand outside the Bansa Community Library against a bright yellow wall decorated with handmade Christmas crafts, a wreath, and a “Merry Christmas” banner. A blue table in front displays stacks of books and festive paper decorations. Text on the poster reads: “Bansa Community Library Needs Your Support” and “Help Us Get More Books.” At the bottom are two QR codes labeled “Scan to Donate” and “Amazon Wishlist,” along with text inviting contributions to the year-end fundraiser and a UPI donation option (amf@hdfcbank).

Celebrate this festive season, help us bring books to our readers. At our free Library, thousands of children, first-generation learners, are waiting for their wish listed books. You can contribute directly: give.do/fundraisers/...

#SupportFreeLibrary #BooksForAll #RightToRead

I'm proud to stand with libraries and support @everylibrary.bsky.social in 2025. #Libraries #RightToRead

SEND AN EMAIL: Support the Right to Read in the United States In a moment when censorship is spreading rapidly, and school libraries remain dramatically under-resourced, this bill sends a clear message

#RightToRead
In a moment when censorship is spreading rapidly, and school libraries remain dramatically under-resourced, this bill sends a clear message: Fund school libraries, stop book bans. action.everylibrary.org/hr6640s3365 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Transforming evidence into practice for reading and spelling instruction: a descriptive study of six Victorian primary schools In this qualitative study, we describe the reported processes, enablers and barriers associated with transformations towards adopting structured literacy instruction at the whole-school level. Theo...

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Transforming evidence into practice for reading and spelling instruction: a descriptive study of six Victorian primary schools

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#scienceofreading #structuredliteracy #righttoread #OntEd #CdnEd #literacyisequity #untilallcanread

Dyslexia Canada is making real change for the 750,000 kids in Canada with dyslexia. In just five years, they’ve helped push nationwide screening to 61% of children... and they’re fighting for 100%! 📚🇨🇦

#LearningDifferences #DyslexicThinking #RightToRead #ScienceOfReading #CelebrateDyslexia

Build Canada's Literacy Foundation A fifth of Canadians are functionally illiterate. This has massive social impacts and costs Canada $67 billion in productivity.

A very informative piece!

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#literacy #righttoread #structuredliteracy #scienceofreading #cdned #bskyedu

What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools An updated definition put forth by an international group of researchers could identify more students.

What a New Dyslexia Definition Could Mean for Schools.
#LearningDifficulties #dyslexia #LearningDifferences #DyslexicThinking #RightToRead #ScienceOfReading #CelebrateDyslexia

Literacy failures, school funding crises and local success stories all point to the same truth: South Africa needs urgent structural reform. Children can learn. Communities are ready. Government must meet them halfway. #RightToRead

She wrote the Hindi book LAY: Bhav-Bhaav-Anubhav Ki, capturing poetic emotions.

She was also a speaker at the Nirantar Trust Book Launch of "History Making Voices: Women's Education," an event held in collaboration with The Community Library Project.

#tclp #righttoread #AuthorInConversation

This pitch was a special one as I’ve been covering the #righttoread movement — & trying to make sense of all the nuance, sensitivity, etc. — since early 2022.

>3 years later, I continue to be shocked by just how divisive the “reading wars” remain #mbed #wfp