Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.

Officials cite the need for a ‘common literary canon’ for mandating lessons such as the parable of the Prodigal Son.

The proposal, which is set to receive a preliminary vote as early as next week, is part of a novel push to mandate texts at ...

The new, multi-site, month-long festival in Iowa City centers on Afrofuturistic art, fashion, literature, media and community ...

An upcoming vote by a Texas board will decide whether public school children across the state will be required to read ...

The lessons of the 1970s matter now more than ever.

Check out a new play about Pittsburgh's Freedom House, the first mobile emergency medical unit, listen to cutting-edge contemporary music at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium — here's what to do in ...

The literary canon is a hot debate in academia, but the American classroom has its favorites: The “Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, ...

A tale from rich Persian literature, "The Bear's Friendship", known in popular folklore as "Auntie Bear's Friendship", has gained startling new relevance in today's international affairs, particularly ...