Our Fight for Free Speech Continues
This post was guest-authored by Chris Finan, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship. Visit NCAC’s Resource Guide “The …
One-Book Reads—When Community Building Becomes Challenging
I’m in two, sometimes three, book groups and I know from experience that interesting, delightful, luscious, learning feeling of discussing …
One Story, One Book Banning: Persepolis
Recently, my book club read and discussed Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir of her childhood during the Islamic Revolution. …
One Affiliate Supports Intellectual Freedom Through Advocacy
Two years ago a Virginia parent challenged the use of Toni Morrison’s Beloved in her son’s class but the school …
On Unleashing Students’ Voices through Advocacy
The following guest post is by author Meg Medina. Medina will be one of our featured speakers on the Authors …
On Choosing Texts for Students
For the third time this year, the book and librarian blogosphere has been aflame with discussion about whether or not …
On Building Walls, On What They Cost
This post was written by member Erin O’Neill Armendarez. Amid threats of a government shutdown and gridlock over the DACA …
On Breaking Barriers to Embrace Our Humanity
The following guest post is by author Sandra Neil Wallace. Wallace will be a keynote speaker at the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 NCTE Annual …
On Being a Prison Teacher
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Appleman. When I was a high school English teacher, I worked with …
On Banned Books Week and Beyond, Say YA to Reading
Every day in middle schools and high schools across America, teachers and librarians provide access to young adult literature for …