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 …
Checking the Facts
Knowing what’s true and what isn’t, what’s opinion and what’s fact are important aspects of intellectual freedom. Fake news …
Where Do We Draw the Line?
The line between intellectual freedom and censorship is sometimes a fine one. Especially in schools. Certainly, we are all free …
“Imagine” – Freedom to Read Week
In the U.S., we celebrate Banned Books Week in late September/early October—this year on September 24-30, 2017. But the Book …
A Year’s Worth of Challenges to Intellectual Freedom
This post was written by Millie Davis, Director, NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center During the past year, from January 2016 to …
#NCTEchat: Teaching Controversial Works of Literature
Hosted by: Jim Brooks, @TeachGoodThings Join us for a lively conversation about the challenging texts we choose to use in the classroom. …
Freedom for Student Press
Discussion of press rights has been much in the news of late. Journalists, even to some extent student journalists, are …
Where Is the Understanding?
Sigh! I just finished a very long letter to the Virginia State Board of Education. I told them why it’s …
Doctor’s Orders: Have Your Children Read These Banned Books
Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University, Perri Klass, writes a column called “The Checkup” for The New …
Saving Children from “Dangerous Freedoms”
“If there is a basic, fundamental engine that makes this peculiar experiment, constitutional democracy – I’m quoting Jefferson – work, …