#EliminatingBookDeserts through Disruption
This blog was written by NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers. Book deserts should not exist. However, until people who have …
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Students and Texts in Your Classroom
GLSEN just came out with its 10th National School Climate Survey measuring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and …
Making Live NCTE’s Beliefs about the Students’ Right to Write
This post was written by Millie Davis, former director of NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center. The National Day on Writing …
Trigger Warnings Threaten Our Students’ Learning
In his article in the September English Journal, Adam Wolfsdorf tells us that “When It Comes To High School English, …
Text Tension
Many “acceptable” reading curricula resemble an orderly progression of texts organized by steps and numbers when neither make sense. –What’s …
More Than the Right to Read
This post was written by NCTE historian Jonna Perrillo. This is an excerpt from a piece that appeared in Education …
Books Banned = Stories Silenced
This is a reprise of a blog written earlier this year. The message remains the same. We’re toward the …
The Stories My Students Need to Hear
This blog was written by Carmen Lugo Llerena, an early childhood education teacher in New York City’s public schools and a Trustee …
So Many Books. So Many Challenges.
There aren’t many places in the world where students (and adults) have access to so much to read. In fact, …
Guidelines for Addressing Censorship in 2018 and Beyond
This blog was written by Antero Garcia, chair of the working committee that produced the new “Guidelines for Dealing with …