October is National Bullying Prevention Month
National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is …
If Not the Five-Paragraph Essay, Then What? A Response to Kim Zarins’s Anti-FPE FPE
This post was written by NCTE member David Slomp. Twenty grade-six students mull around the newly installed benches. Excited. …
On Breaking Barriers to Embrace Our Humanity
The following guest post is by author Sandra Neil Wallace. Wallace will be a keynote speaker at the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 NCTE Annual …
Native Education and the Pursuit of Happiness
The following post is the third in a series by Jonna Perrillo, NCTE’s Historian. “Indian people need to be doers, rather …
What Happened in Your State this September?
This past month, fifteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: California, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, …
Is Teaching Grammar Necessary?
This post is written by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst for Oregon. Many years ago, while visiting a …
The Importance of Latinx Literature for Youth
This blog is written by former CNV Fellow Marilisa Jiménez Garcia. I recently had the honor of participating in …
Advocating for Change through Artistic Expression
The following guest post is by author Sharon Draper. Draper will be the keynote speaker for the Children’s Book Awards Luncheon …
My Anti-Five-Paragraph-Essay Five-Paragraph Essay
This post is written by NCTE member Kim Zarins. [Disclaimer: I don’t have a PhD in composition studies. My PhD …
On Unleashing Students’ Voices through Advocacy
The following guest post is by author Meg Medina. Medina will be one of our featured speakers on the Authors …