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Learn from a series of classroom, school, and district-wide efforts to effect change with folks at multiple stages of their Everyday Advocacy journeys.
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Teacher Chat: Brittany Brazzel
Brittany Brazzel is a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging coordinator – and an everyday for kids. In this teacher chat, Brittany...
Everday Advocacy
Apr 141 min read
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Teacher Chat: Jason Westra-Hall
Jason Westra-Hall is an award winning educator. This year, he was honored as one of the International Literacy Association’s 30 Under 30...
Everday Advocacy
Mar 171 min read
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This Year I Will...
We’re excited to welcome a new year with celebration of Everyday Advocacy and the continuation of our critical efforts. One of our more...
Everday Advocacy
Jan 271 min read
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Teacher Chat: Tom Bober
Tom Bober is an elementary school librarian, the immediate past president of the Missouri Association of School Librarians , and an...
Everday Advocacy
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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Proactive Tips for Fighting Book Bans from EA & PEN America
PEN America has been fighting for freedom of expression for more than 100 years. In the face of mounting book bans that threaten...
Everday Advocacy
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Everyday Advocacy at NCTE 2024
Going to NCTE Convention this month? If so, we hope you’ll join us for a session on Everyday Advocacy called, Banned Not...
Everday Advocacy
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Teacher Chat: Candace Kuby & Angie Zapata
Dr. Candace Kuby & Dr. Angie Zapata advocate for early childhood educators as they advocate for their students. Through their partnership...
Everday Advocacy
Sep 17, 20241 min read
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Teacher Chat: Patricia A. Jackson and Ben Hodge
Patricia A. Jackson and Ben Hodge are teachers, everyday advocates, and co-conspirators whose work combating book bans in their...
Everday Advocacy
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Author Story Spotlight: Padma Venkatraman
We asked authors, “When did your writing make a difference in the life of a reader?”
Everday Advocacy
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Introducing the Everyday Advocacy Advisory Board
by EA Editors The Everyday Advocacy team is delighted to announce the formation of our Advisory Board, composed of classroom teachers,...
Everday Advocacy
May 21, 20241 min read
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Teacher Chat: Nicole Lintemuth
Nicole Lintemuth never liked being told what to do. Her bookstore, Bettie’s Pages, grew out of her desire to create the kind of space she...
Everday Advocacy
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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Teacher Chat: Sarah Honore
Sarah Honore is a classroom teacher and literacy leader in a Houston area school district. In this teacher chat, Sarah sat down with...
Everday Advocacy
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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Teacher Chat: Sabrina Baêta
In this teacher chat, Everyday Advocacy’s Cathy Fleischer sat down with PEN America’s Sabrina Baêta, the Program Manager of Freedom to...
Everday Advocacy
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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New Year, New Us: EA on YouTube!
EA Editors We're starting 2024 with an exciting announcement: Everyday Advocacy is on YouTube! Celebrate with us by visiting our channel,...
Everday Advocacy
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Student Chat: A Banned Book Club
Last year at a Florida high school, a group of students met monthly for an untraditional extracurricular: a Banned Book Club. In this...
Everday Advocacy
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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#NCTE23: Everyday Advocacy at the Annual Convention
We’re excited to share a preview of Everyday Advocacy sessions at the 2023 NCTE Convention in Columbus, Ohio, this November. Hope to see...
Everday Advocacy
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Teacher Chat: Terry Stout Anderson
Terry Stout Anderson has taught middle and high school English for 30 years in Michigan, California, and New York. She currently serves...
Everday Advocacy
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Teacher Chat: Cornelius Minor
Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and author of We Got This, a book that shows teachers how to learn to listen to kids in...
Everday Advocacy
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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WRITE Center & NWP Webinar Featuring Everyday Advocacy
by EA Editors Join the WRITE Center and NWP for a workshop with Cathy Fleischer this Thursday, July 13th, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. PST...
Everday Advocacy
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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How Can We Respond in the Moment to Attacks on Diverse Books?
by EA Editors The work of Everyday Advocacy was highlighted by team member, Jennifer Buehler, in a recent op-ed for the St. Louis...
Everday Advocacy
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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