The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and Penguin Random House are pleased to present the Speaker Spotlight Fall Series! Join us on Thursday, October 29th at 7:00 PM (ET) in conversation with Ben Rhodes, author of All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches (Random House)—a sweeping history of the United States

Stories help us understand ourselves, one another, and the world around us. When books are removed from schools and libraries, readers lose more than access to books. They lose the opportunity to see their lives reflected, encounter new perspectives, explore important ideas, and decide for themselves what to read. This Banned Books Week (October 4th-10th),

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month this November and beyond, we’re highlighting books that explore Native American culture, history, and experiences. Browse our collections here: Native American Creators Native American History & Culture

We are pleased to share a new reader’s guide for the 50th-anniversary edition of Ordinary People by Judith Guest, featuring a new foreword by psychoanalyst and New York Times bestselling novelist and memoirist Amy Bloom. A Penguin Classic, Ordinary People introduced an original American voice when it was first published in 1976. The novel follows

By Dr. Jason J. Griffith (Penn State University) and Dr. Stephanie F. Reid (University of Cincinnati)  As former English teachers and current teacher educators alarmed by widespread upticks in book-banning, we wondered how best to support educators in resisting censorship and preserving students’ right to read. We decided to visualize acts of resistance as reported

Our children are struggling. Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by screens and digital tools. The result is unmistakable: declining performance, fractured attention, and the slow erosion of rigorous thought. For the first time in recent history, children are falling behind previous generations on many key measures of cognitive development. In The

Check out these great new books for middle and high school students releasing this month from PRH Grupo Editorial! Discover more titles in Spanish here.

By Dr. Jason J. Griffith (Penn State University) and Dr. Stephanie F. Reid (University of Cincinnati)  As former English teachers and current teacher educators alarmed by widespread upticks in book-banning, we wondered how best to support educators in resisting censorship and preserving students’ right to read. We decided to visualize acts of resistance as reported

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and Penguin Random House are pleased to present the Speaker Spotlight Fall Series! Join us in conversation with Daisy Hernandez, author of Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth (Hogarth)—a provocative, personal, blazingly intelligent examination of one of the most vexing questions facing the United States today: Who is, and should be,

What do children really need to thrive in an increasingly digital world? On August 25, join Jonathan Haidt and Jared Cooney Horvath for a live virtual conversation about technology, learning, attention, and child development, hosted by Random House. The discussion will explore: • What research reveals about technology and learning • Why more technology doesn’t

Check out these great new books for middle and high school students releasing this month from PRH Grupo Editorial! Discover more titles in Spanish here.

This Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month, we’re honoring the voices and stories of authors, creators, and illustrators from the Hispanic and Latine community. Join us in celebrating their contributions by incorporating their works into your classroom now and throughout the year. Browse full collections of Middle School and High School titles.