Removing Shame and Embarrassment from Grammar Instruction
By: Patty McGee, NCTE member and literacy consultant, author, and educator “Grammar police.” “Edit or regret it.” “I am silently …
Sarah Stitzlein Honored With NCTE’s 2025 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language
On the George Orwell Award’s 50th anniversary, Stitzlein calls for explicitly teaching honesty The National Council of Teachers of English …
The National African American Read-In Builds On Decades of Literary Tradition
The 2025 National African American Read-In saw more than 123,000 participants, with students in classrooms across the country engaging with …
Teaching to Transgress, to Love, to Heal
By: Dr. Darius Phelps, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship “Love is an action, never simply a feeling.” —bell hooks, …
Texts Most Frequently Taught in US Secondary Classrooms Are Nearly Identical to List from Decades Ago
Nationwide survey of 4,000 English teachers funded by the National Council of Teachers of English finds that most secondary school …
Joint Statement from NCTE, NCTM, NCSS, and NSTA on Withholding of Education Funding
As representatives of the K–12 teachers and leaders in the core subject areas, we are alarmed by the decision to …
A Challenge to Future Teachers
By: Dr. Ted Kesler, coeditor, Talking Points Modified from a speech that Dr. Kesler gave as chairperson at a May …
Transforming the World: Using Books to Open Dialogue
By: Cynthia Ryman, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by …
Pride Month Reads from NCTE’s English Journal
In celebration of Pride Month this June, we’ve gathered articles published in NCTE’s award-winning journal of ideas English Journal in the past …
Bringing Great Immigrants Comics into Classrooms
In a new NCTE partnership with Carnegie Corporation of New York, teachers will develop lesson plans and teaching resources based …