An Intellectual Freedom Primer for Preservice Teachers
This post was written by Millie Davis, Senior Developer, Affiliates, and Director, NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center. Recently, at the invitation of …
An Equitable English Education Begins with Dignity
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Danielle Filipiak, a member …
An Argument for the Dark Side of Literature for Young People
“It’s a natural human urge to protect our kids from everything that could hurt them—and it’s an urge we seem …
An Advocacy Adventure
This guest post is from James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa. The mid-November email invitation from Lu Ann …
America = Freedom to Read = Democracy
“How many times can you fall in love? By reading, you can fall in love every time you begin a …
Always Forward for Students and Teachers: National Council of Teachers of English
What follows are two notes that Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and I sent to an NCTE member pertaining to concerns …
Ah, a New Year: Iowa Report
This post is written by NCTE’s Iowa P12 policy analyst James Davis. In November and December, education organizations prepared for …
Advocating for the Students’ Right to View Films
In the early 1990s, film ratings made the news in San Ramon, California, when the Contra Costa County Superior …
Advocating for Students: More than Just the Numbers
This guest post is from Karen Henderson, NCTE’s Higher Education policy analyst from Montana. This entry is in response to …
Advocating for Newcomer Students by Seeing Their Strengths
This post is written by member Mary Amanda “Mandy” Stewart. Newcomers represent one of the fastest growing populations in US …