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Bringing Washington to the Teachers, Bringing Teacher Expertise to Washington
“I bought bouncy bands for my high school seniors,” said Lindsay Aikman, a teacher at Champaign Centennial High School. “You …
Books That Get Backs Up
It’s no mystery that certain books are challenged more often than others. But what’s interesting to contemplate is why. Are …
Books Save Lives
“Some of the most frequently challenged books are the very books that young readers say are especially important and meaningful …
Books Beyond the Boundaries
As educators, we are continually reaching beyond our own boundaries, and we encourage our students to reach beyond themselves, too, …
Books Banned = Stories Silenced
This is a reprise of a blog written earlier this year. The message remains the same. We’re toward the …
Book Banning—Even at the University
I was delighted to read that Fun Home, the musical stage adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, won a Tony …
Black Women’s Lives as Inquiry Artifacts: Pedagogical Approaches to #SayHerName
This is an excerpt from “#Say[ing]HerName as Critical Demand: English Education in the Age of Erasure,” by Tamara T. Butler, …
Black History Belongs in Early Elementary School
This piece was written by NCTE member Wintre Foxworth Johnson, reprinted with permission from EdWeek. In the last stanzas …
Being Challenged by Challenging Texts
What are your students reading? What texts form the basis of your students’ study in your classroom? Are you selecting …