<description>&lt;p&gt;Library books aren’t required reading like textbooks are, but they can play a big role in a child’s education. As activists and politicians bring book banning back into the education debate, one group of Texas parents are fighting back. They want their kids to read stories that center diversity – and in the case of one contentious book, they won. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Teaching Texas is a new audio documentary from Wonder Media Network that uncovers the surprising history behind America’s latest culture war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WMN on Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/wmnmedia"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@wmnmedia &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grace Lynch on Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gracelynch08"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@gracelynch08&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Library books aren’t required reading like textbooks are, but they can play a big role in a child’s education. As activists and politicians bring book banning back into the education debate, one group of Texas parents are fighting back. They want their kids to read stories that center diversity – and in the case of one contentious book, they won.

Library books aren’t required reading like textbooks are, but they can play a big role in a child’s education. As activists and politicians bring book banning back into the education debate, one group of Texas parents are fighting back. They want their kids to read stories that center diversity – and in the case of one contentious book, they won. Teaching Texas is a new audio documentary from Wonder Media Network that uncovers the surprising history behind America’s latest culture war.WMN on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wmnmedia">@wmnmedia </a>Grace Lynch on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gracelynch08">@gracelynch08</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Chapter 6: Who Draws the Line?

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