The Covid-19 Pandemic and Structural Inequalities in American Higher Education
This post was contributed by NCTE/TYCA members Patrick Sullivan and Howard Tinberg. Picture this: a student whose first language is …
2016 National Poetry Month
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world! …
Racism Drove Arizona’s Ban of Tucson Mexican-American Studies Program
Last week, U.S. District Judge A. Wallace Tashima ruled that the state of Arizona violated students’ 1st and 14th Amendment …
What Does It Mean to Be a Teen?
An excerpt from this article by Lorna Collier appears in the December 2018 Council Chronicle. How “Rethinking Adolescence” Can …
Changing Our Story of the Middle East
This post is written by member Brandy French. When I asked my students to describe the images they associated …
Build Your Stack: Roses “That Grew from Concrete”
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Build Your Stack: The Power of Names: Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
This post was written by NCTE members Rosanne Kurstedt and Jenny Tuten. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively …
Creating Shared Agreements
Research shows that at a foundational level school communities have to have shared agreements about core instructional beliefs in order …
Banned Books—Complex Like the Students We Teach
Right now school boards around the country are thinking about restricting texts that contain passages that some see as violent, …
12 Quotes to Convince You to Join an NCTE Affiliate
“The NDCTE has held such an esteemed place in my teaching life for many years. The organization allows for and …