FCTE Commissions: NCTE Resolutions/Position Statements

Commission on standards and government imposed curriculum
Statement of Principles and Standards for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing
http://www.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/123790.htm
NCLB RECOMMENDATIONS
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/gov/126451.htm
NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/stand/119263.htm

Commission on the assessment of literacy
On Urging Reconsideration of High Stakes Testing
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/assess/107357.htm
Resolution on High-Stakes Testing
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/assess/118588.htm
Commission on development of diversity in educational leaders
On Professional Development and Retention of People of Color within Academia
http://www.ncte.org/cccc/gov/resolutions/123743.htm
On Diversity
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/div/107422.htm

Commission on the continuation of professional development
Position Statement on the Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of Writing
http://www.ncte.org/cccc/resources/positions/123789.htm
Principles of Professional Development
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/profdev/126448.htm

Commission on intellectual freedom
On Formation of a Foundation to Support Academic and Intellectual Freedom
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/cens/107404.htm
NCTE and IRA Speak with One Voice on Intellectual Freedom and the Defense of It
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/cens/107615.htm

Commission on community and education partnerships
On Communicating English Language Arts Concerns to Public Officials http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/gov/107480.htm
Incentives for Excellence in the Teaching of English Language Arts: What School Board Members Can Do to Encourage Excellence in Their English Language Arts Programs
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/profcon/107660.htm

Commission on media and 21st century literacy
Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers
http://www.ncte.org/groups/cee/positions/122936.htm
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief
http://www.ncte.org/library/files/Publications/Newspaper/Chron1107ResearchBrief.pdf

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