Sneak Preview of May EJ: Textual Revolution: Reading and Writing the Word and the World
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal. Words matter. …
What Happened in Your State This April?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, New …
100,000 Forbidden Books and Counting
“Books are the maker of culture, ” notes Argentinian artist Marta Minujín, who is promising that her performance art installation, …
What Challenges Might We Embrace, and How?
This guest post is from James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa. These are challenging times for teachers of …
Who Gets to Speak and Be Heard?
The first rule of free speech is that everyone gets to speak as long as they don’t break the law …
Every Member an Advocate (Live Web Seminar)
On Thursday, April 27, NCTE members will gather on Capitol Hill for the 2017 NCTE Advocacy Day. Whether you are …
What Does Cherry Picking Have to Do With Literary Analysis?
This post is written by member Christina Lovdal Gil. I’ve been thinking and reading a lot recently about the various …
Of Teacher Shortages and Licensure Regulations
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. Recently the State of Wisconsin proposed new license regulations to curtail teacher …
National Library Week and the Top Ten Challenged Books of 2016
This is #NationalLibraryWeek, the week we celebrate those “temples of public education and freedom of thought,” as photographer of “America’s …
What Happened in Your State This March?
This past month, thirty policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, …