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Little Rock author’s ‘living history’ books making waves in schools in Arkansas and beyond
For Little Rock author Phyllis Hodges, reminding Arkansas children that "everybody has a story to tell" has made a yearslong ...
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HISTORY OF CITY SCHOOLS FINALLY IN ONE PLACE
The book, “How our Past Defines our Future,” is the first that captures the school district’s history in one complete document, said spokeswoman Ann Stephens. The authors – Nancy Eason ...
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Browsing Through the History of School Book Fairs
Open to kids and adults, it may have been the first school book fair in a non-academic setting, and one that undoubtedly brought visitors back to a time of slim paperback volumes, sticker books ...
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New book provides oral history of Portage schools
"An Oral History of Portage Schools" is not the first book to examine the district's history. In 1997, "75 Years of Shaping the Future" was published and in 1976 Grace Potts wrote "Portage and Its ...
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The history of book bans—and their changing targets—in the U.S.
The reasons for the proposed bans varied: Some books challenged longstanding narratives about American history ... Union Free School District v. Pico, citing students’ First Amendment rights.