Teaching to Transgress, to Love, to Heal
By: Dr. Darius Phelps, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship “Love is an action, never simply a feeling.” —bell hooks, …
Texts Most Frequently Taught in US Secondary Classrooms Are Nearly Identical to List from Decades Ago
Nationwide survey of 4,000 English teachers funded by the National Council of Teachers of English finds that most secondary school …
Joint Statement from NCTE, NCTM, NCSS, and NSTA on Withholding of Education Funding
As representatives of the K–12 teachers and leaders in the core subject areas, we are alarmed by the decision to …
A Challenge to Future Teachers
By: Dr. Ted Kesler, coeditor, Talking Points Modified from a speech that Dr. Kesler gave as chairperson at a May …
Transforming the World: Using Books to Open Dialogue
By: Cynthia Ryman, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by …
Pride Month Reads from NCTE’s English Journal
In celebration of Pride Month this June, we’ve gathered articles published in NCTE’s award-winning journal of ideas English Journal in the past …
Bringing Great Immigrants Comics into Classrooms
In a new NCTE partnership with Carnegie Corporation of New York, teachers will develop lesson plans and teaching resources based …
Jamal A. Cooks Elected Vice President of National Council of Teachers of English
Cooks, who leads Chabot College in California, will take office during the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention in Denver in November …
What Going Back to the Classroom Taught Me about Global Citizenship
By: Jillian M. Kneeland, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship “Global citizenship goes way deeper than that. It goes into …
NCTE and Penguin Random House Announce the Anne Frank Award for Teaching Memoir
New grant program from NCTE, Penguin Random House, and the Anne Frank Fonds uses memoir to educate and inspire student …