Teachers Who Keep on Giving
According to the report Hunger in Our Schools 2015, issued by No Kid Hungry/Share Our Strength, three out of four …
Literacy Advocates Heartened by LEARN Act’s Inclusion in ESSA
On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The language from the Literacy Education …
Laurie Halse Anderson Speaks for Intellectual Freedom
On November 21, 2015, at the NCTE Convention, Laurie Halse Anderson (pictured on the left with Joan Kaywell on the …
ESSA Passes, Our Work Begins
This week Congress voted to pass, and President Obama signed, the most far-reaching federal education bill in almost fifteen years. …
“And When I Issued the Books, the Students Applauded”
Two years ago in Watauga County, North Carolina, Isabel Allende’s House of Spirits was challenged for “sexual excerpts” and pulled …
Out of Many, One
At the invitation of NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Virginia, Chantal Winstead, I attended the Teach to Lead Summit in …
Teachers to Whom I Am Grateful
An important part of advocacy is to thank the stakeholders, policymakers, and staff with whom one meets, especially if they …
NCTE, Advocacy and You
I am here at the NCTE convention talking with our amazing members about advocacy. Here is some of the information …
Striving Readers’ Positive Effect on Reading Achievement Demonstrates Need for Further Comprehensive Literacy Education Funding
On October 27, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) released its Summary of research generated by …
Why NCTE Supports Ethnic Studies Initiatives
Newest in the collection of NCTE position statements is the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives in …