Arkansas and CCSS
This post is written by Donna Wake, 51ÁÔÆæ’s Higher Education policy analyst for Arkansas. Donna Wake’s views represented in this …
The Territory of Literature
What is the territory of literature? What does it include? What are its boundaries? What is important to its …
When Learning gets Personal
This post is written by Bryan Christopher, 51ÁÔÆæ’s P12 Policy Analyst from North Carolina Some seniors catch senioritis. Others convince …
Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline in and out of the English Classroom
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member, Nicole Mirra. I remember casting my vote last November to approve the 51ÁÔÆæ …
Scholastic Journalism’s Right to Write
This is the third in a weekly series by 51ÁÔÆæ member Alana Rome. A new Maryland law protecting journalism teachers …
Spring of Tentative Hope
This post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ’s P12 Policy Analyst for Alabama, Cindy Adams. To quote from Dickens in A Tale …
Education for All: Supporting Undocumented Students
On March 30, 2016, 51ÁÔÆæ staff attended a panel discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) called “Harnessing …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: “… I veto House Bill 516, which …
51ÁÔÆæ’s Resolution on Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline
In February of this year, 51ÁÔÆæ’s membership voted to ratify the Resolution on Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. In the coming …
Advocating for English Language Learners under ESSA
With the December 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), education stakeholders have begun to examine how the …