NCTE Joins Other Professional Associations to Support Teacher Professional Development
On October 23, 2007, NCTE, the National Council for Geography Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the National Science Teachers Association sent a letter to Rep. George Miller and Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, the chair and ranking member of the House Education and Labor Committee. The letter requests that revisions of Title II of NCLB clearly emphasize the importance professional development for teachers of core academic subjects to student success. The points in the letter are consonant with NCTE’s Principles of Professional Development.
NCLB Reform Recommendations from the National Council of Teachers of English
During 2007 the NCTE Executive Committee has approved recommendations that align with NCTE's values and the best research in the field and sent a Detailed List of NCTE's Recommendations for Changes in NCLB to Congress to the Senate and House committees on education.
What Is the Role of English in American Education and Society?
On July 26, 2006, NCTE sent testimony to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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