NEA announces #StrongPublicSchools Presidential Forum
America’s largest labor union will host candidates at annual Representative Assembly in Houston
NEA president to members: “You have the most powerful voice” in Election 2020
By Emily Bricker / Photo: NEA President Lily Eskelsen García (far right end of banner) marches with Oregon educators. Sixth-grade teacher and NEA President Lily Eskelsen García is not shy about acknowledging the political power educators hold. That power has been on full display in cities and states across the country as part of the…
NEA, CTA win lawsuit against DeVos, protect online college students
A federal court has ordered Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to implement much-needed protections for U.S. students in online college programs.
Election 2020: You are the power of the NEA
There’s a lot riding on the outcome of the 2020 elections for students, educators, and hard-working families across the nation. No one knows that better than educators. In less than two years, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has taken unprecedented steps to undermine public schools. She was appointed by a president who fully supports her ultimate…
Hostile, divisive political climate ensnaring U.S. schools
By Tim Walker, this article originally appeared on NEAToday.org Political debate in the United States has deteriorated over the past two decades, as reasoned, well-informed dialogue has been eclipsed by hyperpartisanship, name-calling, even paranoia. But can anyone reasonably deny that the political climate today is debased beyond a point unimaginable perhaps even five years ago?…