What You Need to Know
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Honoring moms, families starts with stable public schools for all, says Texas teacher
Fourth-grade teacher and mom Caroline Sweet says we must abandon policies that support a “haves and have nots” system. She’s even made her case to President Obama. Read more
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Students and educators on standby as Congress fixes flight delays
Lawmakers jumped to address airport delays caused by spending cuts. But they have yet to acknowledge the damage that will be done by the $3 billion in cuts to federal education spending. Read more
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Kids Not Cuts! fiscal cliff shareables
You can help get the word out about these draconian across the board cuts by sharing infographics, charts, videos and more with your social networks Read more
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Call Congress today to support Kids not Cuts!
Call 1-866-293-7278 today to reach your members of congress and urge them to support Kids Not Cuts! Read more
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Share your story: "Kids Not Cuts"
Share your story on how across the board cuts to education will hurt your students. Read more
Our armed forces members shouldn't have to worry about the education of their children
Tell your elected officials to reject furloughs of DoD educators and ensure the children of our armed forces get the education they deserve. Read More
Educators say we need investment in STEM, not cuts
Reckless, across-the-board sequester cuts will hurt science, math and technology programs in public schools. Read More
Educators say community colleges need support, not cuts
Community colleges and their students may feel the negative impact of the coming sequester cuts. Read More
State news roundup for April 20, 2013
This week we talk about class sizes in Washington, testing in New York, funding in Massachusetts and feature a wrapup of West Virginia’s legislative session. Read More
Education reform continues as federal funds dry out
The first round of School Improvement Grant funding is now in its last year. Looking back, what's been learned through SIG schools receiving NEA support? More important, what will happen once the funding ends? Read More
President’s budget disappoints educators concerned for students, working families
The Administration made education a budget priority, but proposes tough cuts for seniors Read More
Work study students struggle to remain in college as sequestration cuts kick in
Tens of thousands of work study students will have hours cut or be booted from the program entirely if Congress fails to reverse its reckless, $3 billion cuts in federal education spending. Read More
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Retired 103-year-old teacher never misses an election
A retired teacher from El Paso shares the importance of voting, no matter what age. See More ›
What We're Reading
- 05/15/2013 "Coalition pension remedy (SB 2404) is fair, effective, and constitutional’" – Daily Herald
- 05/15/2013 "Sequestration Forces Cuts to National Social Studies Tests" – Education Week
- 05/21/2013 "Indiana School Board Association reps decry level of state funding for public education" – The Times of Northwest Indiana
- 05/21/2013 "Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position" - Tampa Bay Times
- 05/21/2013 "Teachers earn pensions" – AZ Central
