National Poetry Month: Looking at National Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the …
Profound: What Literacy Can Accomplish For Life
Dear members, The NCTE statement posted yesterday reflects our commitment and deliberate intent to assure and inform you that the Executive Director …
The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Peña and …
Celebrating Jacob Grimm, One of the Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. With his brother Wilhelm, he began collecting traditional German …
June 2017 #NCTEchat: YA Lit – Complex Texts, Complex Lives
Join Jennifer Buehler @ProfBuehler and members of #NCTEreads tonight, Sunday, June 25 at 8 pm ET, for a conversation around “YA …
Teachers Sharing and Caring, Part II
This is the second part of a series by NCTE member Kathryn Hoffman-Thompson and Donna Donner published Friday, January 8, …
Unexpected Rewards: Teacher Corps Empowers and Invigorates
NCTE has long promoted intellectual freedom and defended against attempts to remove books from schools. In the face of unprecedented …
Spending Time with Family
The holiday season is here, which usually means spending time with family. Listen in to this podcast episode as host …
Creating Access, Enabling Participation, Enacting Transformative Change
This post was written by NCTE and CCCC member Stephanie Kershbaum, recipient of the 2019 Recipient of the NCTE Leadership …
Between the Pages: Minh Lê’s Legacy and Impact on Children’s Literature
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Darius Phelps, who is also …