The Importance of Journalism in Light of the Orlando Nightclub Shooting
This is the next post in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. Last week …
The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Peña and …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems “extranormative,” in NCTE’s English Journal, Vol. 103, …
The Essential Work of English Language Arts—and ELA Teachers—in Our Democracy
We’re resharing this thoughtful commentary on the importance of our work, including an updated introduction from NCTE member Dana Maloney. …
The Enduring Work of Global BIPOC Women Literary Activists
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. Early in my academic studies, I became interested in reading …
The End of School Movie
Out here in Central Illinois, many schools will be ending their 2017-18 terms in two weeks. There will be final …
The Day They Came to Get Two Books
This blog was written by Courtney Kincaid, recipient of the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award Honorable Mention. I …
The Creation of The Treasure Hunter
This is a guest blog by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Oregon. Eight months ago I made the …
The Complicated Relationship between Assessment, Accountability, and Equity
Throughout this month, NCTE is posing the following challenge to the greater education community: How can we re-envision assessments for …
The Censors Are Coming: What You Need to Know
Written by member Jeffrey Kaplan, this blog first appeared on member Steven Bickmore’s YA Wednesday blog. In the highly acclaimed …