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Joint statement from the presidents of the National Education Association and Mississippi Association of Educators in response to ICE raids in Mississippi

August 8, 2019
Hundreds of workers were detained and parents were forced to leave children behind after ICE raids in Mississippi Adding insult to injury, these unethical raids coincided with the first day of school. NEA President Lily Eskelsen García and Erica Jones, President of the Mississippi Association of Educators, issued statements.
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Tone deaf DeVos disrespects educators

July 16, 2019
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited South Carolina on a voucher-promoting tour. NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia responds with shock in a statement.
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