A group of progressive teachers fought to "prohibit" Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from being assigned in classroom curriculum amid left-wing criticism of parents protesting sexually ...

To the world, Harper Lee was aloof to the point of being unknowable, an obsessively private person who spent most of her life avoiding the public gaze despite writing one of the best-selling books ...

Is the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” appropriate reading for middle school students in the 21st century? That is the question confronting school administrators, instructors, parents and students in the ...

I was born and educated in Texas. I became a writer because, as a Houston high school teacher, I wanted my students to find books with characters they could relate to — people looking to create ...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — To the world, Harper Lee was aloof to the point of being unknowable, an obsessively private person who spent most of her life avoiding the public gaze despite writing one of the ...