World Kindness Day 2020
World Kindness Day is an international holiday, launched in 1998, with the goal of promoting kindness throughout the world. It’s …
Teaching LGBTQ History and Activism with Like a Love Story
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE members shea martin and Cody Miller, members …
Black Women’s Lives as Inquiry Artifacts: Pedagogical Approaches to #SayHerName
This is an excerpt from “#Say[ing]HerName as Critical Demand: English Education in the Age of Erasure,” by Tamara T. Butler, …
Advocating for Challenging Texts and the Arts
This is an excerpt from “Fostering, Activating, and Curating: Approaching Books about Social Injustices with the Arts,” by Kathryn F. Whitmore, James …
James Baldwin Was Born on This Day in 1924
Novelist, essayist, and social critic James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in Harlem. At 14, he was in …
The 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
On July 26, 2020, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The ADA was signed into …
July 2020 #NCTEChat – Teaching in the Pursuit of Justice
Join us on Sunday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focused on the book In the Pursuit …
Juneteenth Is Freedom Day
Recognized in many states as a holiday, Juneteenth celebrates June 19th—the day in 1865 that word of Lincoln’s signing of …
NCTE Takes A Stance Against Racism
This statement was written by the leaders of the NCTE Presidential Team. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) …
What Does Literacy Mean in Our Digital Age?
This is an excerpt from the NCTE position statement Definition of Literacy in a Digital Age. This statement was revised …