Fighting for Intellectual Freedom in the Field: Marge Ford
At the 2015 Annual Convention, Margaret Ford was one of two individuals nominated by an affiliate and honored for her …
Literature by the Map
“If your kids are like mine, they know the geography of finding their favorite authors in the library, but not …
It’s NCTE Proposal Time! 6 Tips to Help You Join the Scrum.
Scrum: a way of starting play again in which players from each team come together and try to get control …
The Desire for Literacy 8: Dear Chief
This is the last of our eight excerpts from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the Lives of …
Top Ten Books Purchased in 2015 from NCTE
This time of year, there always seem to be “best of” and “top 10” lists. We thought we would play …
The Desire for Literacy 7: A Door Open
This is the seventh of eight excerpts we are offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the …
Shakespeare Mob Secret – Exposed!
At this year’s NCTE Convention, one of the most exciting events occurred in secrecy – if a massive rally can …
The Desire for Literacy 6: Guinea Pigs
This is the sixth of eight excerpts we are offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the …
The Desire for Literacy 5: Just Because You Can’t Read
This is the fifth of eight excerpts we will be offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in …
“And When I Issued the Books, the Students Applauded”
Two years ago in Watauga County, North Carolina, Isabel Allende’s House of Spirits was challenged for “sexual excerpts” and pulled …