Education and Free Expression
The following is a personal reflection contributed by Lu Ann McNabb, who currently serves as Policy and Alliances Associate for …
Recognizing the Success of the Humanities Community: An Update from the National Humanities Alliance
This post was contributed by Beatrice Gurwitz, deputy director of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA), of which NCTE is a member. This …
Sneak Preview of May EJ: Textual Revolution: Reading and Writing the Word and the World
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal. Words matter. …
Secrets of the First Year of Teaching
This is a guest blog written by Phoebe Dillard. We’ve heard in songs, poems, and presidential speeches that teaching is …
What I Mean When I Say We Are a Community of Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Stella Villalba as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. To draw attention …
La Lucha Es Más Fácil en Familia (The Struggle Is Easier among Family): Academics of Color Finding and Founding Supportive Community Spaces
This post is written by member Laura Gonzales. It’s no secret that academia can be a marginalizing and hostile space …
Excavating and Honoring our Trauma: The Work of Eugenia Leigh and Joan Kwon Glass
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Darius Phelps, who is also …
Poetry and English Education
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published …
Recognizing NCTE Members Who Are 2015 State Teachers of the Year
NCTE has an incredible membership, filled with vibrant teachers and faculty who are dedicated to their students every day. This …
Just Prison: Rethinking the Boundaries of Bars in the Age of Mass Incarceration
This post is written by NCTE member David E. Kirkland. Rolando Cooper [a pseudonym]is the type of kid who epitomizes …