Council. They have studied the meaning and ramifications of the following issues for the organization as a whole. Journals NCTE published the following journals: College Composition and Communication, journal of the Conference on College Composition and Communication College English English Education, journal of English Language Arts Teacher Educators English Journal English Leadership Quarterly, journal of the Conference on English Leadership FORUM: Issues about Part-Time and Contingent Faculty, sponsored by the Conference on College Composition and Communication Language Arts Research in the Teaching of English Talking Points, journal of Literacies and Languages for All Teaching English in the Two-Year College Voices from the Middle, journal of the Middle Level Section Teaching English in the Two-Year College Teaching English in the Two-Year College is an official publication of the council and is aimed at teachers and scholars in two-year colleges. The peer-reviewed academic journal covers a range of topics related to the teaching of English language arts at the college level, including all areas of composition (basic, first-year, and advanced); business, technical, and creative writing; and the teaching of literature, along with other areas of professional concern. It sometimes publishes special issues devoted to specific themes. It is abstracted and indexed by EBSCO databases and the Modern Language Association. It was established in 1973 and the following persons are or have been editors-in-chief: Ruth Shaw and Keats Sparrow (co-editors, 1974–1975) Keats Sparrow and Frieda Purvis (co-editors) Bertie Fearing and John Hutchens (1980–1987) Nell Ann Pickett (1988–1994) Mark Reynolds (1994–2001) Howard Tinberg (2001–2006) Jeff Sommers (2006–2016) Holly Hassel (2016–2020) Darin Jensen (2020–present) Political activities The NCTE is engaged in a variety of political issues affecting English Education and does so primarily through Steering Committee on Social and Political Concerns (SLATE). According to the NCTE website, SLATE attempts to "influence public attitudes and policy decisions affecting the teaching of English language arts at local, state, and national levels; to implement and publicize the policies adopted by NCTE. As part of its political action function, SLATE will serve as NCTE's intellectual freedom network." NCTE and SLATE NCTE and Slate are involved in many political issues, some of which include: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Banned Books Striving Readers Act Present and future The NCTE currently has a reported 35,000 members and subscribers in the United States and internationally. This membership is composed of teachers and supervisors of English programs ranging from elementary, middle, and