From the Editor: The Attacks on Public Education Continue

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62704/e14k2602

Keywords:

book bans, censorship, anti-intellectualism, anticipatory obedience, democracy

Abstract

Kansas English Editor-in-Chief Katie Cramer laments the continued attacks on public education and democracy through anti-intellectual rhetoric, policies, executive orders, bills, and laws at the state and federal levels, and connects these attacks to book bans and censorship that harm public school teachers and students. She also previews the 2026 issue of Kansas English.

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Author Biography

  • Katherine Mason Cramer, Wichita State University

    Katherine (Katie) Mason Cramer, Ph.D. (she/her) is starting her 17th year as Program Chair and Professor of English Education in Wichita State University’s School of Education. Prior to earning her doctorate, Katie was a middle school English teacher in Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, and she has maintained her Kansas teaching licenses (ELA 5-9 and 7-12) so that a joyful return to the middle or high school ELA classroom is always possible. She has been a member of KATE and on the Executive Board since moving back to Kansas (from Arizona and Georgia) in 2010, and she has served as Editor of Kansas English since 2017. Under her leadership, Kansas English has been honored with NCTE’s Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Katie’s research and publications center the use of young adult literature to recognize, affirm, and teach diverse genders and sexualities in ELA classrooms and curricula. She can be reached at Katie.Cramer@wichita.edu.

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Kansas English, vol. 107

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Published

2026-07-02 — Updated on 2026-06-30

Issue

Vol. 107 (2026)

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From the Editor

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How to Cite

From the Editor: The Attacks on Public Education Continue. (2026). Kansas English, 107. https://doi.org/10.62704/e14k2602