By Amanda Menas Educators across the country are calling for substantial reforms to voter protections in order to support their students, families, and their school communities. We can ensure every eligible American has the freedom to vote and that the results of our elections reflect the will of the people. Congress must pass the For…
By Tim Walker President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan on Thursday to help the nation emerge from the economic and public health wreckage that has devastated millions of lives across the country. He called on Congress to provide the necessary investments to help reopen schools safely, save educator jobs and attack the crippling inequities the…
By Amanda Menas As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage our education system with school closures and inequity in access to food and proper technology to keep students on track, it is the most vulnerable who are hit the hardest. Undocumented and immigrant students have been harder to reach than ever and are falling behind…
By Tim Walker Today the United States Supreme Court allied itself with the far-right school privatization agenda by sanctioning the use of public funds for private school tuition. In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue that a provision in the Montana Constitution designed to prevent public money from…
by Tim Walker On March 14, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García announced that the 3-million member union, the largest in the country, was proudly recommending former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. The recommendation was formalized first by a vote by NEA’s PAC…
