Good to know the full story. The last sentence says it all: "Scholastic’s commitment remains unshakeable to publish and distribute stories representative of ALL voices."
I ran Scholastic Book Fairs for years. They are wonderful, indeed. Scholastic does a good job in representing. It is unconscionable that it has come to this. We need to make noise so that Scholastic and our legislators know we do not agree with this change in any shape or form. I can't help but think of the kids who will not see themselves and their families represented at some of the Fairs. :(
As a former employee of Scholastic, I was very concerned to read your report on Book Fairs. However, I looked at their website, and discovered this information: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/message-scholastic-book-fairs
Good to know the full story. The last sentence says it all: "Scholastic’s commitment remains unshakeable to publish and distribute stories representative of ALL voices."
I ran Scholastic Book Fairs for years. They are wonderful, indeed. Scholastic does a good job in representing. It is unconscionable that it has come to this. We need to make noise so that Scholastic and our legislators know we do not agree with this change in any shape or form. I can't help but think of the kids who will not see themselves and their families represented at some of the Fairs. :(