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June 2, 2021
Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander announced the launch of the 2021 Governor s Summer Reading Challenge – an annual, statewide program encouraging students to read books during the summer months. This year s theme is Tails & Tales.
Subscribe Research indicates that children who do not read during the summer can lose reading progress made during the past school year,
Governor Lamont said. We want to encourage all students to read, learn, and have fun with books during the summer months. Building confident and proficient readers will put our students on the path to become productive, engaged lifelong learners,
2021 @GovNedLamont Governor’s #SummerReading Challenge – an annual, statewide program encouraging students to read books during the summer months. This year’s theme is “Tails & Tales.”
CT librarians praise decision to remove some Dr. Seuss books
Eliza Fawcett
Amid controversy over the discontinuation of six Dr. Seuss books due to insensitive imagery, a number of educators and librarians across Connecticut emphasized the importance of having children see themselves represented in picture books and the harm of perpetuating stereotypes in children’s literature.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business that oversees Theodor Seuss Geisel’s estate, announced earlier this week that it would cease publication and licensing of six books. The titles include “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” (1937), “If I Ran the Zoo” (1950), and four other publications. The company said the decision was made last year, following discussions with experts and educators and a review of Geisel’s works.