By Emily Bricker Nearly 10,000 NEA members and guests gathered in Houston on Friday to hear 10 presidential candidates address questions posed by educators during NEA’s first-ever Strong Public Schools Presidential Forum. Educators emerged energized and prepared to play an influential role in the 2020 presidential campaign. NEA president Lily Eskelsen García posed three questions…
Educators are poised to play a major role in determining who is elected the next President of the United States. Harnessing the power of the #RedforEd movement, educators, parents, and students across the country have taken action to force a conversation about the years of chronic neglect that has taken a toll on student opportunity…
“As educators, we are sometimes limited in how much we can do. Framing the issues and electing pro-education legislators can make a big difference in the lives of our students.”
America’s largest labor union will host candidates at annual Representative Assembly in Houston
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…
