Senate Markup of ESEA
This past week, I had the privilege of attending the markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by …
Status Update: ESEA Reauthorization and NCTE’s Recommendations
Over the last five months, NCTE staff and members have pushed aggressively for improvements in the Elementary and Secondary Education …
Twitter as an Advocacy Tool
The following post was written by Lu Ann McNabb for the new Friday Advocacy feature of this blog. According to …
What’s ESEA?
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is up for reauthorization, so you’re going to be hearing a lot about it …
Choice in the Classroom
Educators make hundreds of little decisions every day about what goes on in their classrooms, but for many of us …
Dignity and Education of Immigrant, Undocumented, and Unaccompanied Youth
What’s happening in your local jurisdiction to support teachers, administrators, and local education agencies in the education of immigrant, undocumented, …
Creating Shared Agreements
Research shows that at a foundational level school communities have to have shared agreements about core instructional beliefs in order …
Remodeling Literacy Learning
The 2013 NCLE study Remodeling Literacy Learning: Making Room for What Works, indicated that working together is working smarter—educators’ most …
We Need To Invest In Teachers
The following post was written by NCTE staff member Kelly Searsmith. Read her bio here. At two and a half …
Professional Learning Worth Having
Every educator has at least one professional development horror story, and those make it hard to imagine advocating FOR more …