Say YA to Reading
We hope you’ll join us this Sunday, September 20th at 8 PM ET for #nctechat on Twitter. Our topic will …
Say That To My Face: On Teaching and Learning Diverse Literature for Empowerment and Transformation (Or, On Feeling Itchy)
This post is excerpted from a Voices from the Middle article by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. The more books there are, …
Say His Name!
The following blog is excerpted with permission from Steven Bickmore’s blog Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday. Steven is Associate Professor of English …
Sawubona (“I see you”), Jerrie: Continuing the Legacy of the African American Read-In
The following post was written by Stephanie Power-Carter, Indiana University and David E. Kirkland, NYU. Find out how to participate in …
Saving Children from “Dangerous Freedoms”
“If there is a basic, fundamental engine that makes this peculiar experiment, constitutional democracy – I’m quoting Jefferson – work, …
Save Reading, Save the Country
This post is written by member Julia Franks. One of my students, a high school senior on his way to …
Sarah Stitzlein Honored With NCTE’s 2025 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language
On the George Orwell Award’s 50th anniversary, Stitzlein calls for explicitly teaching honesty The National Council of Teachers of English …
Sandra Cisneros Was Born on This Day in 1954
The Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. Best known for her collection of vignettes …
Same as It Ever Was
This post was written by member Peg Grafwallner. I recently found a note that went home with 12-year-old me in …
Robert Frost and the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy
On this day in 1961, Robert Frost recited a poem he had written for the inauguration of President John F. …