Censorship continues to dominate news and reader attention on SLJ.com.

School districts are devising plans to spend the third round of ESSER funds, $122 billion, signed into law in March 2021. 

"America's Censored Classrooms" looks at state legislation around the country that is aimed at limiting what K-12 educators can teach about subjects such as race, gender, and American history.

Westerberg doesn't know if being outspoken in her advocacy for educators and school libraries factored into her dismissal, but the end result is the same: more Chicago kids without a certified school librarian in their building.

The Louisiana librarian is taking her harassers to court. 

Educators may naturally seek to help those who are struggling at school, but some high performers can need a different kind of support—to know that imperfect is OK.