10 Most Frequently Taught Books in US Schools

A survey of middle and high school instructors by the National Council of Teachers of English shows that the list of books most frequently taught in the classroom hasn't changed much since 1989. In all, six of the same books are on both lists. The modern top 10:

1. Romeo and Juliet
2. The Great Gatsby
3. The Crucible
4. Macbeth
5. Of Mice and Men
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Night
8. Hamlet
9. Fahrenheit 451
10. Frankenstein

The 1989 top 10:

1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Macbeth
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4. Julius Caesar
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
6. The Scarlet Letter
7. Of Mice and Men
8. Hamlet
9. The Great Gatsby
10. Lord of the Flies

• One takeaway: "The findings demonstrate that years-long efforts by educators and professional organizations in the field to diversify the works that students read hasn't knocked the classics out of their top spots in U.S. English classrooms," per Education Week. The post notes that all the books are by white authors, mostly males, and all were written more than 60 years ago.