What Challenges Might We Embrace, and How?
This guest post is from James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa. These are challenging times for teachers of …
What Books Are on Your Shelf?
I challenge you to take a look at the books on your office or classroom shelf and see how well …
What a Day to Celebrate Student Voice and Choice!
This Sunday, September 17, is Constitution Day, the commemoration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. …
We’ve Got Something to Say About Bullying
NCTE has a history of supporting all students and taking positions to ensure that every school has a safe environment. …
We Shouldn’t Always Feel Comfortable: Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters
This blog, written by Christina Torres is reprinted from the October 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher, and published with permission from …
We Need To Invest In Teachers
The following post was written by NCTE staff member Kelly Searsmith. Read her bio here. At two and a half …
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 …
Voices from the Voxer- NCTE 2015
A bloxer (blog+Voxer) post about meeting an NCTE first time face to face Voxer family gathering, submitted by guest writer, Erica …
Voices for Change: The Responsibility of the Teacher at the Microphone
On June 24, NCTE brought a handful of educators to the Department of Education to speak to staffers about issues …
Using Literature to Shatter Our Entrenched Views, Part II
Pulitzer-Prize–winning journalist Sonia Nazario was the keynote speaker at NCTE’s 2014 Annual Convention. What follows is her reflection three years …