Field Notes: Let’s Talk Taxes
As a national association of and for English teachers, it’s our job at NCTE to keep an eye out for …
Rethinking Woke
This blog post is written by member Jazmen Moore. It is the second of two parts. You can see the …
Stop Wasting Time
This blog post is written by member Lorena Germán. It is the first of two parts. The idea for the …
Let’s Stop Pretending To Kill a Mockingbird Is Progressive on Race
This post written by member Julia Franks presents another view of teaching To Kill a Mockingbird from both last week’s …
Early November Blog Wrap-Up
In Tasking Time and Taking Time, English Leadership Quarterly editor Oona Marie Abrams describes the time challenge faced by all …
Serving on a School Board Matters. Engaging the Community in This Work Matters More.
This post is written by member Susan Ellenberg. “Mrs. Ellenberg, you have to run!” exclaimed my middle school students. I …
What Happened in Your State This October?
During October, nine policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, …
We Shouldn’t Always Feel Comfortable: Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters
This blog, written by Christina Torres is reprinted from the October 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher, and published with permission from …
A Book Ban Like No Other
A few weeks ago a newspaper editor from the Panhandle of Florida contacted the Intellectual Freedom Center with a challenge. …
In Honor of This Year’s National Day on Writing, Write for Civic Action!
The following post was written by Nicole Mirra and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing Committee on …