Teaching Is a Skill in an Art Form
As I recently watched three dancers, one from New York, one from Richmond, and one from Washington, DC, dance seamlessly …
The Role of the Federal Government in Education
Throughout the markup of the Every Child Achieves Act and during the Senate floor debate, Chairman Alexander emphasized that the …
What鈥檚 next for ESEA?
The Every Child Achieves Act passes the Senate; the Student Success Act passes the House Thank you to all our …
Another Chance to Influence ESEA
Over the past few weeks, 起点传媒has issued two Action Alerts. In both instances, you have responded and the bills …
鈥淚f You Want to Serve Your Country, Be a Teacher鈥�
Those words were spoken by Shanna Peeples, 起点传媒member and 2015 Teacher of the Year, in a conversation with Lily …
ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems 鈥渆xtranormative,鈥� in NCTE鈥檚 English Journal, Vol. 103, …
Fireworks and Freedom
As July 4th approaches, I鈥檓 reminded most of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There鈥檚 something to be said …
How Much Longer Can We Ignore our Native American Students?
Recently, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held hearings to discuss the …
When You Cut the Arts, What Else Do You Lose?
This year, NCTE鈥檚 theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. 聽As Program Chair …