A federal bicameral resolution sponsored by Representative Raskin and Senator Schatz recognizes NCTE as a leader in literacy education and advocating for intellectual freedom. The resolution released today, and the timing coincides with Banned Books Week, September 22-28, 2024.
NCTE and its members have been leaders in the fight against censorship since the early 1950s. Through the Intellectual Freedom Center, NCTE has continued to update its book rationale catalog into a searchable database, which now contains over 1,300 book rationales, exploring the importance of diverse perspectives in books. This is the third consecutive year NCTE was named as a best practice.
For more information on the resolution, click here.