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Wisconsin social studies teacher elected to NEA’s Executive Committee

July 26, 2021

Delegates at NEA’s annual convention elect Ronald ‘Duff’ Martin who drew on Native American heritage, childhood union experiences in powerful election speech

Illinois bilingual education teacher elected by peers to serve on NEA's Executive Committee.

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Illinois bilingual education teacher elected to NEA’s Executive Committee

July 26, 2021

In election speech, Gladys Fátima Márquez vows to protect students from unjust systems of oppression that systemically, systematically disenfranchise them

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NEA on updated CDC guidance

July 9, 2021

NEA President Becky Pringle: We look forward to all students returning to school in the fall

Judith Heumann wins NEA's Friend of Education Award

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Judith Heumann receives NEA’s Friend of Education Award

July 2, 2021

Highest honor given to lifelong disability rights activist who showed beauty of her community

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Juliana Urtubey, 2021 National Teacher of the Year, to the 100th NEA Representative Assembly

July 2, 2021

Urtubey: It takes a village to make sure a child is well taken care of, loved, feels seen, and is encouraged to be their very best

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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden To Address NEA’s 100th Representative Assembly

July 1, 2021

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will address the nearly 8,000 delegates at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (RA) on Friday, July 2 at 5:00 PM ET.

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kim Anderson, Executive Director, National Education Association, to the 100th Representative Assembly

July 1, 2021

‘The appetite for change in our country has never been greater’ with Americans looking to heal from devastating pandemic, divisive rhetoric

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Rio Hondo College counselor honored by nation’s largest gathering of educators

July 1, 2021

Professor Julius B. Thomas addresses the NEA Representative Assembly as the national 2021 Higher Educator of the Year, the first African-American man to receive the award

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kimberly Scott-Hayden, 2021 National ESP of the Year, to the 100th Representative Assembly

July 1, 2021

Scott Hayden: We can build a better world for the students we love

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NEA delegates approve measure to ensure safe and just schools for all students

June 30, 2021

Measure establishes task force and seeks to partner with allies to continue advancing education justice.

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Wisconsin social studies teacher elected to NEA’s Executive Committee

Illinois bilingual education teacher elected to NEA’s Executive Committee

NEA on updated CDC guidance

Judith Heumann receives NEA’s Friend of Education Award

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Juliana Urtubey, 2021 National Teacher of the Year, to the 100th NEA Representative Assembly

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden To Address NEA’s 100th Representative Assembly

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kim Anderson, Executive Director, National Education Association, to the 100th Representative Assembly

Rio Hondo College counselor honored by nation’s largest gathering of educators

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kimberly Scott-Hayden, 2021 National ESP of the Year, to the 100th Representative Assembly

NEA delegates approve measure to ensure safe and just schools for all students

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