NYS English Council Honored with 2026 NCTE Affiliate Awards
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has selected the New York State English Council (NYSEC) as an Affiliate Award honoree. The full award list will be announced in November.
2026 NCTE Affiliate Excellence Award
To establish high standards of performance for affiliate programming and to honor those affiliates which meet these standards. Qualifications for the award represent standards of excellence to which all affiliates should aspire.
2026 NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award
The NCTE Intellectual Freedom Awards honor individuals, groups, or institutions that merit recognition for advancing the cause of intellectual freedom. Award categories are (1) a national award and (2) an NCTE affiliate-based award. Each state, regional, and provincial affiliate is urged to establish and implement an Intellectual Freedom Award. The awardees will be cited in the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award Roster and at the Affiliate Breakfast at the NCTE Annual Convention.
2026 NCTE Excellence in Programming Award
To recognize unique affiliate programming that aims to include a range of teachers across various spaces in their career trajectory and/or students they serve.
2026 NCTE Journal of Excellence Award
The purpose of this award is to honor outstanding affiliate journals and their editors and to encourage excellence in these publications. Journals selected represent models for affiliate journals to emulate.
2026 NCTE Creative Pathways Award
This award honors affiliates that intentionally recruit and support educators who are new to the teaching profession—including recently graduated education majors and professionals transitioning from other careers. It recognizes affiliates that go beyond traditional recruitment to create meaningful, sustained support that aligns with NCTE’s mission, values, and position statements.
About NCTE
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. For more than 100 years, NCTE has worked with its members to offer journals, publications, and resources; to further the voice and expertise of educators as advocates for their students at the local and federal levels; and to share lesson ideas, research, and teaching strategies through its Annual Convention and other professional learning events.