Join over a million readers in the Twenty-First National African American Read-In, taking place throughout the month of February 2010!
Join NCTE committee members and educators from across the country for NCTE's next Literacy Education Advocacy Day, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Can't make it to Washington? Take part in Literacy Education Advocacy Month (March-April) right at home!
NCTE issues Action Alerts asking members to contact policymakers to request their support or attention of legislation affecting literacy education. Your voices have been heard! On October 8, 2009, after NCTE members had sent several hundred letters to their Senators, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution declaring October 20 as the National Day on Writing.
SLATE is NCTE's grassroots advocacy network that seeks to influence public attitudes and policy decisions affecting the teaching of English language arts at local, state, and national levels; seeks to implement and publicize the policies adopted by NCTE; and
serves as NCTE's intellectual freedom network.
NCTE's National Gallery of Writing has more than 24,000 compositions in nearly 2,300 galleries. The Gallery will stay open for submissions until June 30; if you haven't already done so, be sure to add your piece(s) to the Gallery today!
Should you find yourself at the center of a censorship challenge, use the online "Report A Censorship Incident" form or call Millie Davis, NCTE Division Director of Communications and Affiliate Services, at 800-369-6283, ext. 3634.
NCTE is an organization made up thousands of teachers working with teachers to improve literacy education. The educators who volunteer their time and expertise make it possible for NCTE to provide professional development opportunities, publish books and journals, and serve as a leader in the professional community.
Six NCTE Members from Florida Attended the 2009 Advocacy Day
(left to right, above: FCTE's Clarissa West-White, April Blaze, Joan Kaywell; Clint Cates, legislative aide to Senator Bill Nelson; FCTE's Christiana Succar, Susan Houser, and Kathleen Blake Yancey)