Advocating for Change through Artistic Expression
The following guest post is by author Sharon Draper. Draper will be the keynote speaker for the Children’s Book Awards Luncheon …
“Should We Censor What Teens Read?”
“NO!” responds Peter Brown Hoffmeister in his recent HuffPost blog. He took up the subject after another teacher questioned his …
Build Your Stack: Poetry and Grammar: A Delicious Pairing
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Keep the Light On
ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report hit newsstands last week, noting, “Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal …
I Write to Rejuvenate!
This post is written by member Dr. Kalpana Mukunda Iyengar, Early Career Education of Color Leadership Award Recipient. What has the …
The Other Pandemic: Anti-Asian Sentiment
This post was written by NCTE member John Hansen. When news reports surfaced in January of 2020 that China …
Mrs. Newman: Reader and Writer
This blog post is written by NCTE member Evelyn Begody. Mrs. Newman, my tenth-grade English teacher, wore her long straight …
Build Your Stack: Intersectional Voices, Realities, New Visions
This post was written by NCTE member Julia Torres. It is part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Poetry and College English
During National Poetry Month, we posted poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by NCTE. This …
Shining Globally
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Holly Johnson, a member …