Bookmarks covered new releases and trends in the K-12 education-publishing arena. Educators and policy experts rounded out the blog with their periodic book reviews. This blog is no longer being updated.
College & Workforce Readiness
The Summer After High School Graduation and College Success (Part I)
Benjamin L. Castleman of the University of Virginia and Lindsay C. Page of the University of Pittsburgh discuss smooth transitions into college and their new book Summer Melt: Supporting Low-Income Students Through the Transition to College.
Curriculum
8 Resources for Discussing War Poetry in the Classroom
To commemorate the end of World War I, BookMarks offers resources and lesson plans for teaching war poetry.
Education
Author Helen Thorpe Discusses Education in Military Life
BookMarks interviews author Helen Thorpe on college preparedness and K-12 education for military families experiencing deployment in her new book Soldier Girls.
Education
Reading Roundup: Banned Books Week, Literary Awards, and #RequiredReading
This week's Roundup looks at Banned Books Week, some recent literary awards, and a bookish Twitter meme.
International
Global Education Prominent at the National Book Festival
BookMarks listens to The Smartest Kids in the World author Amanda Ripley speak at the National Book Festival.
Reading & Literacy
Student Letters Spotlight Books' Impacts on Their Lives
BookMarks attends the Letters About Literature awards at the National Book Festival.
Teaching
New Books Highlight Teacher Expertise
Elizabeth Green's Building a Better Teacher and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars are two new books that address teaching and teacher policy.
Education
It's All About Education in The NYT Book Review
Pick up The New York Times on a Sunday and there are lots of nooks and crannies where you might find education coverage.
Student Achievement
Two New Book Lists on Education Policy
BookMarks shares two book lists recently published on Education Week's Opinion blog K-12 Schools Beyond the Rhetoric.
Education
Reading Roundup: Early Reading, Balanced Literacy, and Trigger Warnings
This week's Roundup looks at a new pediatrician policy recommendation on reading, balanced literacy for New York City students, and trigger warnings for college students.
Education
Reading Roundup: Summer Reads for Teachers and YA for Adults
This week's Roundup looks at summer reading books for teachers, and a recent debate over the generation-spanning appeal of young-adult literature.
Reading & Literacy
Student Literacy in Washington Spotlighted in PEN/Faulkner Panel Discussion
A Washington Post book critic and three panelists discuss student literacy within the context of what it means to be the nation's most literate city.
Education
Educators Discuss College Access for Inner-City Students (Part II)
BookMarks interviews Joshua Steckel and Beth Zasloff, authors of Hold Fast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty (The New Press, 2014).
Education
Maya Angelou, Renowned Poet, Dies at 86
Maya Angelou, eminent poet and memoirist, died at age 86.