Banning Books Silences Stories
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week, September 23-29, goes to the heart of why we read—for the story—and the …
2018 Book Recommendations: Poetry
For English teachers, picking a favorite book is almost impossible! But we asked them to do exactly that during our …
Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 26
The Academy of American Poets, which launched National Poetry Month in 1996, took Poem in Your Pocket Day to all …
Intersection of Race and Guns in Schools: Resources for Teaching in These Times
This blog was written by the NCTE Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. The members of …
Time to Lift Our Collective Voices
A week ago, on Friday afternoon of NCTE’s newly created Advocacy and Literacy Summit, author Sharon Draper asked all who …
Protecting Scholarship
The work of NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center is visible, more often than not, for defense of challenged books in K-12 …
Celebrating Shakespeare
On April 23 in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. It’s been said that Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,647 words …
April #NCTEchat: Student Voice, Student Advocacy
Student voice and advocacy are a big focus for educators and students alike right now. Dive in with the NCTE …
Having the Difficult Conversations
In its support of intellectual freedom, NCTE maintains that students have the right to materials and educational experiences that promote …
Members Taking Our Message to Capitol Hill . . . and Beyond!
Back in February, the Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee (a subcommittee of the 2018 NCTE Executive Committee) gathered to consider which …