Product Description: Keep Them Reading is a concise handbook for teachers, librarians, administrators, and district personnel about how to prevent censorship in a school or district-and what to do if it happens. Written by two award-winning authors who have devoted much of their careers to anti-censorship work, this book discusses the overall importance of reading in all academic endeavors and demonstrates how challenges and censorship can derail even the best literacy program...read more

Product Description: If you’re an actress or a coed just trying to do a man-size job, a yes-man who turns a deaf ear to some sob sister, an heiress aboard her yacht, or a bookworm enjoying a boy’s night out, Diane Ravitch’s internationally acclaimed The Language Police has bad news for you: Erase those words from your vocabulary!Textbook publishers and state education agencies have sought to root out racist, sexist, and elitist language in classroom and library materials...read more

Looks at censorship in American schools and libraries, and includes a section of the fifty most banned books from 1996 through 2000, including newcomer Harry Potter. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Presents information and ideas reflecting viewpoints on censorship and related controversies about education. The author provides practical information and insights to help educators respond to the concerns, fears, and demands of parents and organized groups...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the legal issues and social implications of the clash between First Amendment rights and community standards in the public schools

Probes attempts by parents and citizen groups to regulate and censor books used in public schools since the 1974 censorship incident in Kanawha County, West Virginia, exploring how these efforts encroach upon the rights of students and teachers