Advocating for the Classroom: The Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
Texas is on the front line of book bans. According to PEN America, from July 2021 to June 2023, Texas …
Actor, Literacy Advocate LeVar Burton to Address 2026 NCTE Annual Convention
Registration opens for the year’s largest gathering of ELA educators, coinciding with the country’s 250th birthday celebration in Philadelphia FOR …
A Welcoming Space
This post was written by NCTE member Stephanie Toliver. I attended my first NCTE Annual Convention in the fall …
A Mosaic of Celebrations for the African American Read-In
Last February, the African American Read-In spawned school and community readings and events across the nation. To help inspire your …
A Great Reward
This post was written by NCTE member Ayanna F. Brown. I have been a member of NCTE for the …
A Community Literacy Project
Literacy education advocacy isn’t always about politics. Sometimes it’s about starting a community literacy project right in your own backyard. We …
A Closer Look at Zoos
On the morning of July 1, 1874, the first zoo in the United States, the Philadelphia Zoo, opened its doors …
A “Week 2” Perspective on NCTE Reads
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. For the second week of NCTE Reads, we focused on …
5 Reasons You Should Join Us at #NCTE19
Learn more about the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention on the convention web page and in the 2019 NCTE Convention Preview. …
2020 Children’s Book Week Takes Place May 4-10
Children’s Book Week, an annual celebration of books for kids and teens, was launched in 1919 and is the longest-running …