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Scholastic reverses decision to make books on race and LGBTQ issues optional at elementary school book fairs

Scholastic has reversed its decision to allow school districts to opt out of offering diverse books at elementary school book fairs, including those discussing subjects like racism and LGBTQ issues.
The company had faced backlash for offering a separate collection of diverse books, which caused confusion and feelings of exclusion among readers.
Scholastic plans to find a better way to combat efforts to ban books and vows to keep in mind the needs of educators and the children they serve.

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The Guardian

Scholastic reverses decision to separate books on race, gender and sexuality

After backlash, company will no longer separate catalog at school fairs, which allowed districts to opt out of diverse books

7 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

By The Associated Press - Scholastic Inc. has ended its controversial policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes, after it was met with backlash from authors and educators.

7 months ago·United States

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USA Today

Scholastic apologizes, reverses decision siloing books on race, LGBTQ topics

The president of children’s book publisher Scholastic apologized and reversed her company’s decision about separating book fair options.

7 months ago·United States

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abc News

Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes

7 months ago·United States

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CNN

Scholastic reverses decision to make books on race and LGBTQ issues optional at elementary school book fairs

Scholastic reverses decision to separate diverse books at book fairs

7 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Scholastic reverses course on segregating 'diverse' book fair titles

Scholastic has backtracked on its decision to separate dozens of books focused on race and LGBTQ+ themes into an optional collection for this year's elementary school book fairs after weeks of criticism from authors, illustrators and library advocates who decried the move as self-censorship.

7 months ago

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