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"It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." With this pronouncement in 1969, Justice Abe Fortas laid down the law. But this has by no means meant that intellectual freedom reigns supreme. Far from it-American public schools can be the worst offenders, as Gloria Pipkin and ReLeah Cossett Lent make clear in this extraordinary account of courage, commitment, and caring for the teaching profession. Over the last two decades Pipkin and Lent have worked together to build a tradition of intellectual freedom within public schools. Their book describes their struggles as cultural workers, the pedagogical and legal strategies they employed, the resistance they encountered, the lessons they learned, and the impact that they've seen on the lives of the students they serve. Their story brings vividly to life some of the most important questions in public education today: 
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<li>Do First Amendment protections apply to teachers and students in K-12? </li>
<li>Who controls what we can read and write in schools? </li>
<li>Is inquiry or indoctrination at the heart of schooling? </li>
<li>Can critical literacy survive the machinations of shortsighted bureaucrats and board members? </li>
</ul> Through two intertwined stories spanning nearly two decades, the authors address these questions. They also provide specific strategies for teachers trapped in similar circumstances. Emotionally intense, yet practical, At the Schoolhouse Gate provides for every teacher what every good teacher wants for his or her students: inspiration and elevation.

At the Schoolhouse Gate: Lessons in Intellectual Freedom

Education & Teaching

Lent, ReLeah

Pipkin, Gloria

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann

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. Each chapter contains practical tools, advice, and resources for building understanding about issues of intellectual freedom and for creating a plan to help all parties work through challenges before they turn into damaging censorship incidents. The last chapter contains advice from authors who have dealt with censorship, such as Judy Blume, and experts on the subject, such as Joan Bertin, executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship. Book Features: <ul>
<li> Procedures for dealing with censorship challenges before they arise. </li> <li> Protocols to help teachers and librarians meet challenges and resist censorship.</li> <li> Samples of actual letters teachers can use to defend their selection of a text.</li> <li> Detailed suggestions for conducting meetings with parents and district personnel.</li> <li> Helpful lists of books dealing with censorship, relevant court cases, and national organizations offering support and resources.</li>
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Keep Them Reading: An Anti-Censorship Handbook for Educators (Language and Literacy Series)

Lent, ReLeah Cossett

Teachers' College Press

Higher & Continuing Education

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