Policy Briefs NCTE policy briefs highlight issues impacting literacy educators and students and offer recommendations for teachers, school leaders, and policymakers.

New Squire Policy brief by Dr. Kelly Johnston, "Integrating Literacy across K–12 Health and Physical Education to Support Whole-Child Development" is now available on NCTE & ND CLE websites. Next 2026 brief available Wednesday! @ncte.org ncte.org/resources/po...

Thanks to everyone for making this happen! - Dr. Ernest Morrell
[Nicole Mirra, Antero Garcia, Cati de los Rios, Jamila Lyiscott, National Council of Teachers of English]. Now available for pre-order! publicationsncte.org/content/book...

Ernest Morrell holds his James R. Squire Award in the hospital while flanked by Emily Kirkpatrick and Antero Garcia. All three are facing the camera and smiling.

NCTE's @anterobot.bsky.social and Emily Kirkpatrick presented Ernest Morrell, legendary scholar and director of the @notredame.bsky.social Center for Literacy Education, with the 2025 James R. Squire Award.

Morrell's book Critical English Education: Enduring Voices, New Perspectives is out Jan. 27.