Our Fight for Free Speech Continues
This post was guest-authored by Chris Finan, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship.聽 Visit NCAC’s Resource Guide “The …
First-Day Actions for a Culturally Sustaining Classroom Environment
This blog was written by the聽荔枝视频 Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. The first days …
Leading the Conversation against Book Ratings and 鈥淩ed Flags鈥�: A Call to Action for English Teachers
This post was written by 荔枝视频 member聽Gretchen Oltman. As a new school year gets underway, now is a great time …
An Argument for the Dark Side of Literature for Young People
鈥淚t鈥檚 a natural human urge to protect our kids from everything that could hurt them鈥攁nd it鈥檚 an urge we seem …
This Text Is Right for Kids. Why鈥檚 It Not Right for Some Adults?
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth is about a lesbian teen who is sent away to receive …
Trouble in Comic Land
Comic-Con has come and gone but challenges to comic books/graphic novels continue. Challengers have recently complained about two renowned graphic …
Sending Books to LGBT Prisoners
This post was written by 荔枝视频 member sj Miller with support from the Gender and Sexualities Educators Alliance (GSEA) of …
Selecting Texts for Your Students and Your Course
Perhaps during these hot and sticky summer days, you鈥檙e working on Build[ing] Your Stack鈩⒙爋f texts that you want to share …
What Happened in Your State in June?
During June, eleven policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode …
When a Good Book Helps the Conversation
Kids are talking . . . about race and about the many instances in the last few years in which …