Day: November 18, 2025

Tweens are in the midst of a changing reality, with technology at their fingertips and all around them. After noting some of my favorite tech-themed picture books in a post earlier this fall, of course I had to follow it up with middle grade tech titles! As digital natives, tweens may be comfortable using tech, but know-how and online confidence don’t eliminate the need for instruction, support, and conversation. These tech titles explore contemporary issues and would be great family reads or book choice picks to encourage reflection and discussion about the impact, risks, and limits of technology. Issues like surveillance at school, privacy, screen time, online friendship, and cyberbullying continue to impact youth. Sometimes talking about a story creates just enough emotional distance to allow for honest communication and empathy to grow. From the need to touch grass to examples of moderation, it might feel hard to start a…
The post Tech Titles – Middle Grade appeared first on ALSC Blog.

challenges California law banning ICE agents from wearing … Agents arrest more than 560 during immigration enforcement across the Portland area.

The bill to release the files from Jeffrey Epstein that are in the hands of the Justice Department are about to head to President Trump’s desk. We have the survivors and the congressman who made it happen here tonight. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bill to release the files from Jeffrey Epstein that are in the hands of the Justice Department are about to head to President Trump’s desk. We have the survivors and the congressman who made it happen here tonight. 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

​The Source with Kaitlan Collins

The ice will be resurfaced after the first and second periods this season. Communities: Portland,; Falmouth,; Bangor,; Auburn,; Lewiston. Posted 3:15 …

Nature, Published online: 19 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09905-zThe Asymmetric Synthesis of an Acyclic N-Stereogenic Amine

Nature, Published online: 19 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09861-8Author Correction: A metallic p-wave magnet with commensurate spin helix

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, a setback for …

A federal judge Monday ordered Alabama lawmakers to use a new state legislative map for the 2026 midterm elections.

… Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. “Congress must … American values that are simply fundamental to universal public education.