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Press Releases
News and Announcements from NEA
Our press releases include NEA calls to action, position statements, event announcements, and more.
As the 2020 presidential campaign nears, the National Education Association announces its first media briefing covering candidate engagement efforts, and roles that educators will be playing in leading the effort to make students and public education a key election issue.
NEA’s annual Rankings and Estimates: Ranking of the States and Estimates of School Statisticswas released this week, showing a 4.5 % drop in teacher salaries over the past 10 years. NEA President addresses the findings, applauds nation’s #RedforEd movement.
Rodney Robinson, who spends his days working with at-risk youth as a social studies teacher in a juvenile detention center in Richmond, is named the 2019 National Teacher of the Year and will be honored in a White House ceremony later this spring.
The U.S. Senate approves the Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (H.R. 276). This legislation provides long-overdue appreciation for the exemplary contributions of ESP to our public schools and students they serve.
Students and educators who are working in our nation’s public schools are poised to benefit from today’s Senate bill that strives to provide security and protection for aspiring Americans.
As NEA’s #RedForEd movement takes hold, NEA President applauds Sen. Kamala Harris for for her vision and understanding how attracting and keeping great educators in schools translates to the success of students, as public education is a critical issue in 2020 the election.
As NEA’s #RedForEd movement takes hold, NEA President applauds Sen. Kamala Harris for for her vision and understanding how attracting and keeping great educators in schools translates to the success of students, as public education is a critical issue
The Dream and Promise Act of 2019, that will provide much need certainty to aspiring Americans, is introduced in the U.S. of House of Representatives; NEA President reacts.
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