{
  "id": 16041,
  "url": "https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/who-decides-which-stories-children-get-to-read",
  "title": "Who Decides Which Stories Children Get to Read?",
  "summary": "As book bans surge nationwide, Jan Lacina — professor at Texas Christian University and associate editor of the Early Childhood Education Journal — explores the benefits of diverse children’s literature in her new textbook for educators, “Children’s Literature to Read Our World.” The research-grounded guide aims to help teachers intentionally select books for their students, […]",
  "authors": "Mark Swartz",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-03T12:30:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-04T05:10:21.797Z",
  "source_slug": "x-the-74-education-ai",
  "source_name": "The 74 (education AI)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.the74million.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16041",
  "original_url": "https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/who-decides-which-stories-children-get-to-read",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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