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 …
Helping Students to Love Their Reading
This post was written by guest blogger Sara Johnson, a teacher candidate at the University of Arkansas. This past …
Feelings First
This post was written by NCTE member Carol Jago. Carol Jago will interview Marc Brackett in an NCTE event on September …
EJ September Sneak Preview: Native Feminist Texts
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal. [F]or Native …
Connecting Parts to Whole
This is an excerpt from chapter 3 of Rethinking Reading in College: An Across-the-Curriculum Approach, by Arlene FIsh Wilner (NCTE, …
What’s next for ESEA?
The Every Child Achieves Act passes the Senate; the Student Success Act passes the House Thank you to all our …
When You Cut the Arts, What Else Do You Lose?
This year, NCTE’s theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. As Program Chair …
Fighting Old Battles of the Curriculum vs. the Students
Invaders of Mars was on TV this morning—I know, maybe I should be making better use of my time—but there is …
The Ground Tipper
This blog post is written by NCTE member Sue Kenney. “People wish to be settled—only so far as they are …
Libraries Can Be LGBTQ-Affirming Spaces on School Campuses
This blog was written by NCTE member Vanessa Perez, a member of the NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory …