With Title IX changes, Betsy DeVos puts more students at risk of violence
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made schools and campuses more dangerous for girls and women, educators and advocates say.
EdAction in Congress April 19, 2020
Another COVID bill is in the works NEA continues to work with Congress to highlight priorities for students, educators, public schools, and communities in additional COVID legislation now taking shape. Those priorities include immediate needs like funding as well as long-festering problems ranging from the homework gap to student loan debt. We are also urging…
As part of COVID relief, cancel student debt
In a letter led by NEA, more than 30 organizations urged congressional leaders to include student loan debt cancellation in any future COVID-19 relief package. Interest in the issue is sky-high—nearly 2,000 people logged on for an NEA webinar on the issue. The average educator begins a career with about $35,000 in student loan debt.…
Student loan borrowers get much-needed help from Congress
The 45 million Americans who owe a collective $1.4 trillion in federal student loans are getting much-needed relief from Congress in its latest COVID-19 package.
Congress responds to educators’ calls for a COVID stimulus package that helps students and educators
Congress is working to finalize a $2.2 trillion stimulus package that includes $30 billion in emergency education funding.