Reading Because We Love It!
This is a repost of a blog written by NCTE Member Millie Davis. This past Saturday, my book group …
We Have the Power and Responsibility to Be Affirming Educators: Standing with LGBTQIA+ Youth and Their Families
This blog post was written by NCTE member Caitlin O’Connor. The continued number of passed censorship legislations throughout the …
Recognizing César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day is a US holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the Mexican American civil rights and labor …
NCTE Creates Book Rationale Database with Penguin Random House Education Grant
NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center website will soon have a new feature: an active database of book rationales. While NCTE has …
NCTE Statement on the Doublespeak Award and Anti-Censorship Efforts
NCTE remains deeply committed to supporting excellent public language and is also in an important period of reflecting and considering …
Teaching Global Citizenship and Multicultural Education during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member …
The Powerful Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor and celebration of a writer and orator whose words changed the world, we offer four short quotes from …
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. …
Entering the Language Wars
This is an excerpt from Chapter 1, “Black Language Is Good on Any MLK Boulevard,” of Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, …
A Timely Conversation with Khaled Hosseini
“This is a call to humanity.”—Malala Yousafzai Over the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the ousting of the …