Issues and Actions

Career and Technical Education addresses the gaps between workers’ skills and employers’ needs.

Child nutrition programs provide healthy meals for our students and assist students who might otherwise go without enough food.

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates 164 schools serving more than 73,000 military-connected students.

More than 50 million children attend public schools and 20 percent of them live in poverty.

Education Support Professionals (ESPs) promote student achievement, ensure student safety, and help establish a good school climate.

Firearms are the leading cause of death for African American children and the second leading cause of death for all American children.

Every American has a right to comprehensive, affordable health coverage.

Every American should have access to higher education, regardless of income.

The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) assures that children with disabilities receive a free, appropriate public education.

NEA supports the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 passed by the House and these Senate bills: the Dream Act of 2019 and the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act.

NEA monitors and takes positions on nominees for the federal judiciary, including district courts (the trial court), circuit courts (the first level of appeal), and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal.

Protect all Americans from all forms of discrimination.

Retired educators deserve the benefits they’ve earned.

Some 9 million students—nearly 20 percent of students nationwide—attend schools in rural communities.

Every student and educator deserves a safe and modern learning environment.

No one should be denied their rights.

No matter what they’re called, vouchers rob public schools of resources.

NEA supports the Paycheck Fairness Act of 2019.

A strong labor force is the foundation of a strong middle class.