楼凤天堂

• 楼凤天堂: Take Action to Preserve Humanities Education (April 2, 2025)
• Disciplinary teacher organizations urge federal coordination of public education (March 24, 2025)
• Elementary Teachers Share Expertise and Inspiration with New Monthly Digital Resource from 楼凤天堂 (March 4, 2025)
• 楼凤天堂 Asks Congress to Halt Federal Grant Cancellations (March 3, 2025)
• 楼凤天堂, Library of Congress Announce Instructional Tools Bringing Primary Sources to Classrooms Across US (February 11, 2025)

• The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious Literary Awards (November 26, 2024)
• Jessica Lander, the 2024 winner of the 楼凤天堂 George Orwell Award and author of Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas and Inspiration in Immigrant Education, was featured on the Equity & Access podcast. “[Receiving the George Orwell Award] makes my heart glow. [I鈥檓] deeply humbled to be in the company of a wide range of illustrious past recipients like Jon Stewart, to Michael Pollan, to Noah Chomsky. I鈥檓 just really grateful.” ()
• A , recognized 楼凤天堂 as best practice leaders on intellectual freedom in the midst of the uptick in book bans and censorship challenges during Banned Books Week, September 22鈥�28, 2024. (September 25, 2024)
• 楼凤天堂 Position Statement on Supporting Teachers and Students in Discussing Complex Topics (September 12, 2024)
• 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces 2024 Leadership Award Recipients. Literacy educators and experts recognized for commitment to work that advances literacy, the field of education, and 楼凤天堂. (September 6, 2024)
• Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the US Supreme Court, will grace us with her presence as the opening keynote speaker. (August 5, 2024)
• 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Recipients of the 楼凤天堂 Writing Award: The Humanities and a Freer Tomorrow (June 13, 2024)
• Detra Price Elected as Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English. Price will take office during 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Annual Convention in November 2024 (June 7, 2024)
• 楼凤天堂 Leaders Participate in Roundtable on Book Bans and Educational Censorship in Washington, DC (April 29, 2024)

• The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious Literary Awards (November 29, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 Presidential Team addresses letter to membership regarding book access and censorship in advance of the 2023 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention (November 6, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 Vice President Tonya B. Perry quoted in K鈥�12 Dive article, 鈥淪econdary Students Continue to Benefit from Earlier Literacy Tools.鈥� ()
• A , led by Representative Raskin and Senator Schatz, recognized 楼凤天堂 as best practice leaders on intellectual freedom in the midst of the uptick in book bans and censorship challenges ahead of Banned Books Week, October 1鈥�7, 2023. (September 28, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 Announces Tom Hanks to Join Prestigious Keynote Speaker Roster at the 2023 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention. (September 19, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 cosigns the American Council of Learned Societies鈥� statement Fighting for an Ambitious Vision of Public Higher Education in America. The statement urges the West Virginia University Board of Governors to rethink currently proposed major cuts to several humanities-related programs. ()
• 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English announces 2023 Leadership Award recipients. Literacy educators recognized for their commitment and dedication to advancing literacy, the field of education, and 楼凤天堂. (September 8, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 Vice President Tonya B. Perry quoted in Associated Press article, 鈥淐hildren Hit Hardest by the Pandemic Are Now the Big Kids at School. Many Still Need Reading Help.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 members featured in WBEZ-Chicago article, 鈥淚llinois Is a Haven against Book Bans, but Advocates Say the Threat to Democracy Remains.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in The Hill鈥檚 鈥淧EN America Warns of a Growing Wave of 鈥楨ducational Intimidation鈥� Bills.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in Education Week article, 鈥淚s It Time to Retire 鈥楬arry Potter’-Themed Classrooms and Libraries?鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in The Hill article, 鈥淗ow New Tactics Have Driven a Spike in Book Ban Attempts.鈥� ()
• Antero Garcia elected as Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English. Garcia will take office during 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Annual Convention in November 2023. (June 9, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in Lead Stories article, 鈥淔act Check: Georgia High School Did NOT Teach Students to Create Real ‘Cannibalism’ Business Plan 鈥� It Was a Lesson in Satire for English Class.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in WFAE-Charlotte鈥檚 鈥淎 New Authors Alliance Brings Diverse and Bilingual Children’s Books to Charlotte Schools.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 endorses the Pay Teachers Act introduced by US Senator and chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Bernie Sanders. The bill ensures that all public school teachers earn a livable and competitive wage that is at least $60,000 a year and increases over the course of their career. (March 9, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 cosigns the American Historical Association鈥檚 Statement Opposing Florida House Bill 999. The statement expresses horror at the bill鈥檚 threats on academic freedom in higher education and illustrates the dangers of politically appointed board members setting educational restrictions. ()
• 楼凤天堂 cosigns the American Council of Learned Societies鈥� statement, The Effort to Undermine Academic Freedom in Florida House Bill 999. The statement condemns the bill for attacking academic freedom by banning coursework that advances diversity and equity issues and risks accreditation losses in Florida鈥檚 public colleges and universities. ()
• 楼凤天堂鈥檚 African American Read-In featured, members quoted in Word In Black, 鈥淭his Program Encourages Students to Read Black Authors.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 nonfiction position statement featured, authors quoted, and Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick quoted in the Science Library Journal鈥檚 A Fuse 8 Production blog, 鈥溾�楢 game changer!鈥� Dive Into the 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Position Statement on the Role of Nonfiction Literature.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 cosigns the American Council of Learned Societies’ Statement In Support of Academic Freedom and New College of Florida. The statement supports sustaining academic freedom in higher education. ()
• 楼凤天堂 nonfiction position statement featured and authors quoted in School Library Journal article, 鈥淣ew 楼凤天堂 Policy Pushes the Power and Purpose of Nonfiction.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 announces results of the 2022 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) contest (January 30, 2023)
• 楼凤天堂 member quoted in Wall Street Journal鈥檚 鈥淧rofessors Turn to ChatGPT to Teach Students a Lesson.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 nonfiction position statement featured, authors and Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick quoted in Publisher鈥檚 Weekly article, 鈥溌シ锾焯� Council of Teachers of English Advocates for K鈥�12 Nonfiction.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 nonfiction position statement featured in Washington Post鈥檚 Book Club newsletter. ()
• 楼凤天堂 nonfiction position statement featured and authors quoted in Education Week article, 鈥淓nglish Teachers Should Teach More Nonfiction, 楼凤天堂 Group Says. Here鈥檚 How.鈥� ()
• 楼凤天堂 releases new Position Statement on the Role of Nonfiction Literature (K鈥�12)听(January 19, 2023)

• 楼凤天堂 members quoted in “The Future of the High School Essay: We Talk to 4 Teachers, 2 Experts and 1 AI Chatbot.” ()
• 楼凤天堂 and the 楼凤天堂 Humanities Alliance announce the 2022 Jefferson Lecture essay contest winner and runners-up. ()
• 楼凤天堂 signs onto letter to the Federal Communications Commission regarding their 楼凤天堂 Broadband Maps, which mis-categorizes multi-dwellings units and community anchor institutions, including schools and libraries. ()
• The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious 2023 Literary Awards (November 21, 2022)
• English concentrator William Lohier 鈥�23 was awarded first place and a $4,000 prize by the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂) in its national writing contest, 鈥淐elebrating Black Writers: Voices Calling for Activism and Social Justice.鈥� ()
• A recognized 楼凤天堂 as best practice leader on intellectual freedom and condemned the uptick in book bans and education-targeted gag orders. (September 22, 2022)
• “Today鈥檚 Book Bans Might Be More Dangerous than Those from the Past. The Right鈥檚 Purge Is Targeting Books Children Choose to Read, not Works They Are Assigned,” by Washington Post. ()
• “In 2022, a New Urgency for Banned Books Week,” by Publishers Weekly. ()
• Book challenges, restrictions, and outright bans on materials in K-12 classrooms and school libraries are popping up more and more across the country these days. 楼凤天堂’s Book Rationale Database featured in EducationWeek article. ()
• 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces 2022 Award Recipients. Literacy educators recognized for their commitment and dedication to advancing literacy, the field of education, or 楼凤天堂. (September 1, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂’s Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick was quoted in this piece by Kiara Alfonseca and ABC News on how censorship-related laws are influencing teachers’ decisions to stay in the classroom:听 “We are seeing that teachers are personally targeted鈥�It’s leading towards an extinguishing of the passion of why teachers got into the profession in the first place.” (). You can learn more about 楼凤天堂’s efforts on censorship by visiting the 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Intellectual Freedom Center or to report censorship.
• Everyone is a writer, according to the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English. And that’s a good thing, given that being able to write is a vital skill across many professions. Read the article on “How to Master Needed College Writing Skills” By U.S. News. ()
• Shelly C. Lowe, Chair of the 楼凤天堂 Endowment for the Humanities to Address Keynote at 楼凤天堂 Summer Event for English Teachers. (June 27, 2022)
• George M. Johnson Named Honorary Chair of Banned Books Week ()
• Tonya B. Perry has been elected as the incoming Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂). Perry has over 20 years of teaching experience and is a tireless advocate for students and educators who are often denied a voice. (June 15, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 opposes recent action to block the sales of books in Virginia. Please read the Virginia Legal Action Threatens the Freedom to Read coalition statement, supported by leading literacy advocates. This action would profoundly limit the availability of books in the Commonwealth of Virginia and this form of censorship cannot be tolerated under the First Amendment. (May 18, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 announced today it has been recognized by as the Overall Excellence Gold Circle Award out of nearly 200 submissions. (May 18, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 Shares Support for the RAISE Act: New federal legislation introduced will boost teacher compensation and professional support (May 5, 2022)
• The 2021 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention, themed “Equity, Justice, and Antiracist Teaching,” broke new ground last November. The most recent honor for this event is a 听in the听Conferences & Meetings 鈥� Educational Event category. (April 22, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 announced today it has been recognized by with a 2022 Gold Circle Award in the Convention/Meetings Marketing Campaign category for 2021 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention. ()
• “Teachers to Culture Warriors: Stop Treating Us as Enemies”: 楼凤天堂’s Freedom to Teach Statement published in the听Washington Post. ()
• 楼凤天堂 coauthors Freedom to Teach Statement. School districts, the most active battlefield in the American culture wars today, are facing an unprecedented number of calls to remove books from schools and libraries, false claims about 鈥渙bscenity鈥� invading classrooms, the elimination of teaching about evolution and climate change, challenges to the need for making sense of and critiquing our world in mathematics classrooms, and legislation redlining teaching about racism in American history. (February 15, 2022)
• , in partnership with the听楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂)听and the听, announces partnership for听Celebrating Black Writers:听Voices Calling for Activism and Social Justice, a writing award for secondary and college students. (February 28, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 signs statement 鈥渃ondemn[ing] in the strongest possible terms Russia鈥檚 recent invasion of Ukraine鈥� and Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 abuse of history as justification for the attack. ()
• 楼凤天堂 releases a statement in Solidarity with Teachers, with over 30 Conferences, Associations, Assemblies, and Affiliate groups signing on in support. (February 22, 2022)
• 楼凤天堂 signs on to 听statement historicizing and condemning the numerous bomb threats received by at least 17 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in early 2022. ()
• 楼凤天堂 is proud to be the official literacy partner of 听virtual event to celebrate the paperback launch of Educated in conversation with Natalie Portman and Tara Westover. ()
• 楼凤天堂 Releases a statement on the Doublespeak Award and Anti-Censorship Efforts听(February 7, 2022)

The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious Literary Awards听(November 22, 2021)

English Teachers and Literacy Educators from around the Nation to Gather for the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English 2021 Annual Convention Featuring Literary Leaders (November 18, 2021)

New Standards Released for Educators Preparing to Be English Language Arts Teachers (November 9, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Cosigns Letter Urging Funds Be Included in the Build Back Better Act to Help Preserve Broadband Connectivity (October 7, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces 2021 Award Recipients (September 14, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Unveils Plans for Groundbreaking 2021 Annual Convention听(August 13, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Announces 2021 Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award Honorees听(July 8, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Joins Call for Increased Investment in Educator Workforce (July 2, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Joins Call for Federal Appropriations Supporting Digital Citizenship and Literacy (July 2, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Responds to US Supreme Court鈥檚 Mahanoy v. B. L. Ruling听(June 23, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Cosigns Nonpartisan Coalition Statement Opposing 鈥淒ivisive Concepts鈥� Legislation (June 23, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Supports Joint Statement on “Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History”听(June 16, 2021)

Shelley Rodrigo Elected Vice President of the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (June 10, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Hosts Advance Screening of Trust Me (May 21, 2021)

2020 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Virtual Annual Convention Wins Inaugural Virtual Events Institute Award听(April 22, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English鈥檚 James R. Squire Office Releases New Policy Briefs to Promote Literacy Instruction That Prepares Students for an Increasingly Diverse and Digital World (April 19, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Condemns All Hateful Incidents in Stance Against Anti-Asian Violence (March 19, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Partners with 楼凤天堂 Coalition Against Censorship to Advance Intellectual Freedom听(January 26, 2021)

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Now Accepting 2021 Early Career Educator of Color Applications听(January 20, 2021)

The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of Prestigious Literary Awards听(November 24, 2020)

楼凤天堂 Partners with Penguin Random House for Leadership and Action Series (August 11, 2020)

楼凤天堂听 Joins听楼凤天堂 Media Literacy Alliance (June 2, 2020)

楼凤天堂 Annual Convention Goes Virtual (June 1, 2020)

楼凤天堂 Takes A Stance Against Racism (June 1, 2020)

楼凤天堂 Brings Together More Than 8,000 Educators in Baltimore for Annual Convention ()

楼凤天堂 and Penguin Random House Award Norcross, GA, Educator with $10,000 Grant for 鈥淲oke鈥� Reading Challenge ()

楼凤天堂 and Penguin Random House Award CPS Educator with $10,000 Grant for Trauma-informed Poetry Work ()

Penguin Random House Teacher of Literacy Awards Announced at 109th Annual Convention ()

More Than 8,000 English Teachers Convene for 楼凤天堂 Conference in Baltimore Nov. 21-24 ()

楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English Announces 2019 Leadership Award Recipients听()

New Literacy Research Office Launches at Notre Dame ()

Valerie Kinloch Elected Vice President of 楼凤天堂听()

Penguin Random House (PRH) and the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂) Announce Partnership for Two $10,000 Grants for Teachers ()

The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂) Announces Winners of Prestigious Book Awards at 108th Annual Convention听()

Thousands Prepare for 楼凤天堂 Celebration of Writing ()

楼凤天堂 Opposes Use of Federal Funds for Guns in Schools ()

Alfredo Celed贸n Luj谩n Elected Vice President of 楼凤天堂 ()

楼凤天堂 Announces Winners of Prestigious Book Awards at 107th Annual Convention ()

7,000 English Teachers, Authors, and an Astronaut Gather in St. Louis Nov. 16-19 ()

The Nation Celebrates Writing听()

Joan Bertin Receives Intellectual Freedom Award ()

楼凤天堂 Announces Honorable Mention SAGA 6 for the 2017 楼凤天堂 Intellectual Freedom Award ()

楼凤天堂 Announces Honorable Mention Christina Berchini for the 2017 楼凤天堂 Intellectual Freedom Award ()

Leah Zuidema Elected Vice President of 楼凤天堂 ()

楼凤天堂’s Response to Secretary DeVos’s Testimony ()

楼凤天堂鈥檚 Statement on the President鈥檚 Proposed Budget for FY18 ()

2017 Children’s Book Awards Announced ()

楼凤天堂 survey: Teachers know best how to assess students鈥� literacy, want changes in testing system ()

楼凤天堂鈥檚 New Washington Office on Capitol Hill Brings Members Closer to the Action ()

Author Matt de la Pe帽a Receives Intellectual Freedom Award ()

Franki Sibberson Is New 楼凤天堂 Vice President听 ()

2016 Children’s Book Awards Announced听 ()听

2016 Awards for Children鈥檚 Fiction and Nonfiction Will Be Announced Saturday, November 21, in Minneapolis听 ()

Awards Will Be Presented to Educators, Researchers, Authors, and Affiliate Groups during Annual Convention听 ()

Winners of 楼凤天堂 & Norman Mailer Center’s 2015 Student and Teacher Writing Awards听 ()

Announcing 楼凤天堂’s New Executive Director听 ()

Author Laurie Halse Anderson Honored with 楼凤天堂 Intellectual Freedom Award听 ()

Jocelyn Chadwick Is New Vice President听 ()

楼凤天堂 Mourns the Loss of Executive Emeritus Kent Williamson听 ()

Resolutions Approved by 楼凤天堂 Members听 ()

• Resolution on the Need for Diverse Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Books
• Resolution on Mandatory Grade Retention and High-Stakes Testing
• Resolution on the Dignity and Education of Immigrant, Undocumented, and Unaccompanied Youth听
  

2015 楼凤天堂 Children’s Book Awards Announced听 ()

楼凤天堂 Honor Teachers, Authors, and Researchers with Awards during the 2014 Annual Convention听 ()

Florida Educator Susan Houser Elected Next 楼凤天堂 Vice President听 ()

Remodeling Literacy Learning Together: Paths to Standards Implementation study released by the 楼凤天堂 Center for Literacy Education, an initiative of 楼凤天堂听 ()

2014 Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Award Announced by 楼凤天堂听 ()