Why We Teach Books Like Night
Elie Wiesel died Saturday and my first thoughts were of Night and the many times it has and continues …
The Top 5 Things I Learned from the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet
This post is written by NCTE member, Cathy Whitehead, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year for Tennessee. In a recent …
What Happened in Your State this June?
This is the first post in a monthly series to inform members about what is going on in your state. …
“Do No Harm”
The title of this blog is the title of an article in this summer’s ALAN Review in which NCTE members …
A Matter of Justice: Sharing Responsibility for Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
This post is written by NCTE member, LImarys Caraballo. Over 10 years ago, I read an article by Pedro Noguera …
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 …
Say His Name!
The following blog is excerpted with permission from Steven Bickmore’s blog Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday. Steven is Associate Professor of English …
Losing—And Then Winning: The Story of Virginia’s HB 516
This post is written by member, Leila Christenbury. Not all stories have happy endings, but this one does. Thanks to …
Arkansas and CCSS
This post is written by Donna Wake, NCTE’s Higher Education policy analyst for Arkansas. Donna Wake’s views represented in this …
The Territory of Literature
What is the territory of literature? What does it include? What are its boundaries? What is important to its …