Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros
In 2018, Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros (often known as Día), …
Banning Books Silences Stories
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week, September 23-29, goes to the heart of why we read—for the story—and the …
Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 26
The Academy of American Poets, which launched National Poetry Month in 1996, took Poem in Your Pocket Day to all …
Protecting Scholarship
The work of NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center is visible, more often than not, for defense of challenged books in K-12 …
Celebrating Shakespeare
On April 23 in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. It’s been said that Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,647 words …
It’s National Poetry Month!
While we probably all agree that poetry should be celebrated and enjoyed all year, April is known as National Poetry …
What Happened in Your State This March?
During March, fourteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, …
Defending Florida
Public education in Florida has been under siege by a variety of citizens’ groups claiming to have the expertise and …
2018 National Poetry Month Poster
The 2018 National Poetry Month poster is here! It was designed by AIGA Medal and National Design Award-winning designer Paula …
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
Apparently Tanya Lee Stone’s book, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, was too bad for the Cody, …