Press Releases

In a major development in the lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter and its April 3, 2025, Certification Requirement, the parties have reached an agreement that blocks the department from taking any enforcement action under either directive until at least April 24, 2025.

NEA President: “Inclusive education is fundamental to public education”

Forcing taxpayers to fund charter schools that provide a religious curriculum is a ‘direct attack on public education’ and will have broad repercussions

Missive to coerce public schools and educators to abandon inclusive practices remains illegal and unconstitutional

Pringle: When you take away collective bargaining, you take away workers' voices

Advocacy organizations representing millions of educators, civil rights champions, school employees, students, and families will file a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump Administration’s illegal attempts to dismantle the United States Department of Education. The plaintiffs include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), public school parents, The National Education Association (NEA), and AFSCME Maryland Council 3, and they are supported by Student Defense and Education Law Center (ELC).

NEA has named Andy Markus, the head custodian at Draper Park Middle School, in Draper, Utah, the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year

Gutting the Department of Education will send class sizes soaring, take away support for students with disabilities, and cut job training programs

Thousands of educators, parents, families, students, and community leaders sent a message to federal, state, and local elected officials around the nation today, holding hundreds of walk-in events throughout the country in support of the strong public schools and other protections students and communities need to thrive.

Trump administration’s move to halt $1 billion in federal funding not only hurts students and their families but also cripples local farmers and ranchers in rural communities who feed America