Teaching in a Time of Censorship: Why “This Story Matters” to Us

Maggie Raymond; Holly Spinelli

doi:10.58680/ej2025114696

ISSN: 0013-8274
E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Teaching in a Time of Censorship: Why “This Story Matters” to Us
Author(s): Maggie Raymond and Holly Spinelli
Source: English Journal, Volume 114, Issue 6, Jul 2025, p. 96 - 99
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/ej2025114696
- Published online: 01 Jul 2025

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Two teachers’ experiences in NCTE’s This Story Matters Teacher Corps speak to the power of professional community in advocating for the right to read and invigorating their teaching practice.

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Gay, R. (2017) Hunger: A memoir of (my) body. Harper.
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