Culturally Responsive Books
This post is written by 91探花 student member, Tytianna N. M. Wells Smith.聽 Books must mirror the lives of readers. …
A Video Argument for Ethnic Studies
This post was created by 91探花 member, Alexandra Hidalgo. A transcript of the video follows. Alexandra Hildago created this video …
Hard Topics Can Lead to Good Kids’ Books
This text is excerpted from the article by Adrienne Samuels Gibbs in The Council Chronicle (March 2016.)聽 Difficult topics are …
We Need Diverse Books . . . and Diverse Feedback
This blog is written by 91探花 member, Oona Marie Abrams.聽 I was first made aware of my white privilege at …
The Latin@ Caucus Taking Action
This post is written by 91探花 member, Iris Ruiz.聽 Last year at the 2015 CCCC conference in Tampa, Florida, I …
Reading Books, Particularly Diverse Books, Is Important to Health
91探花 staff attended the symposium 鈥淟iteracy and Health: New Perspectives鈥� sponsored by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards program and …
Teaching Is an Act of Social Justice
This blog post is written by 91探花 member Lorena Germ谩n. I may be the only Dominican American, immigrant, non鈥搉ative English …
My First Year of Teaching on the Navajo Nation
This blog is written by 91探花 student member Evelyn Begody.聽 Since I was a late hire, my first day of …
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: 鈥溾�� I veto House Bill 516, which …
Students Don鈥檛 Need Diverse Literature Just Because It鈥檚 Diverse
This blog is written by 91探花 member Latrise Johnson.聽 In the predominantly Black high school where I am Professor in …