Bible stories like Jonah and the Whale would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list that is so controversial that ...

Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation’s largest Republican led state.

The Lift loves talking all about books! One of our biggest readers is Alex Sapp, who wanted to share a few of the books he read recently. “The Pastures of Heaven” isn’t one Steinbeck’s best known ...

How many times have you tried to view a webpage, only to be barraged with pop-up windows, ads or email signup requests? If you’re anything like me, you get so frustrated that you close the window ...

In December, Howard Marks published an investment memo titled, “Is it a bubble?” that expressed some of his skepticism and reservations about artificial intelligence and the stock-market boom it had ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) delayed a planned vote Friday on a proposed mandatory reading list for K-12 students. Earlier in the week, parents, teachers and advocates ...

The Texas State Board of Education delayed voting on a proposed list of required books for K-12 students Wednesday night after hours discussing the reading materials' religious focus and hearing ...

Debates over what constitutes the American literary canon—and whether Bible excerpts should be a part of it—erupted on Wednesday during a tense Texas State Board of Education discussion over a ...

It may have been a legislative tautology, but nearly 70% of Texas voters in November asserted that parents are the “primary decision makers for their children” when they approved Proposition 15. No ...

Sahaj is off this week. The following first appeared Oct. 26, 2023. Dear Sahaj: My husband and I have been tackling changes the past year. We have been trying to improve our marriage by talking more ...

When I think about summer reading, I think about relaxing with an easy page-turner … but I also think about finally having the headspace for the more complex, challenging books that have haunted my ...

Discover thoughtful, insight-rich books perfect for holiday giving or for starting your 2026 reading list strong. As the year winds down, December brings with it gift lists, holiday traditions, and a ...