Who Gets to Speak and Be Heard?
The first rule of free speech is that everyone gets to speak as long as they don’t break the law …
How Are Student Veterans Being Affected by the Pandemic?
This blog post is a companion to a Council Chronicle interview with NCTE members Alexis Hart and Roger Thompson about …
Love’s In Need of Love Today: Public Education in Troubled Times
This post was written by members Ted Kesler and Jane Bean-Folkes. The Fall 2017 blog post from NCTE’s Standing Committee …
Defending Books, Smart, Brave Teachers, and the Kids’ Right to Read
It takes a special person to devote her career to defending the First Amendment rights of others, and Joan Bertin …
“Say It Loud . . . ”: Preparing Children to Be Leaders through Playing and Storytelling
This post is written by member Raven Jones Stanbrough. Parent-Teacher Conferencing with a One-Year-Old Like most new mothers, I used to …
How Autobiography Can Contribute to Global Citizenship in COVID-19 America
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member …
Build Your Stack: Texts by Meg Grehan
This blog post was written by author Meg Grehan. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
A New Generation Built on Lies
The National Coalition Against Censorship’s Student Advocates for Speech program was created in 2022 to provide participants with virtual advocacy …
“It’s a Check-Up!”
This post is written by Peg Grafwallner. Of course it’s not unusual to hear groans when the teacher mentions a …
“Advocates for the Freedom to Read Continue to Defeat Book Bans”
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. Another night of election results proves that fighting for the …