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NEA President: DeVos & Conway Unqualified “To Talk About How to Best Help Students Succeed”

October 1, 2019

Betsy DeVos and Kellyanne Conway continue to advance Trump’s plan to cut billions of dollars from public schools to fund private and religious schools. NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia issues a statement, blasts Conway and DeVos, calling them unqualified to understand what students need.

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Educators Give Chairman Alexander’s Higher Education Act Reauthorization “Incomplete” Grade

September 26, 2019

National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García blasts Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander’s ‘Skinny’ Higher Education Act Reauthorization.

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NEA President: “Confirming Scalia is no different than leaving the fox to guard the henhouse”

September 23, 2019

National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García urged the Senate HELP Committee to reject Eugene Scalia's nomination to serve as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Labor.

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NEA & CEA applaud Rep. Jahana Hayes’ introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act

September 19, 2019

A longtime education advocate and National Education Association member, Jahana Hayes (also NEA’s 2016 National Teacher of the Year) is lauded by NEA’s president, Lily Eskelsen Garcia for introducing Pell Grant Restoration Act, H.R. 4298, that she conceived to help students who were victims of predatory for-profit colleges to get a clean slate and second chance.

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NEA and PDK partnership promises new opportunities for aspiring educators

September 11, 2019

The National Education Association is teaming up with Phi Delta Kappa International to build a diverse trove of educators.

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New PDK poll shows far-reaching support for teacher strikes, higher pay

August 28, 2019

A new poll shows that 78% of public school parents would back their local teachers if they went on strike to get the (higher) pay they deserve.

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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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Super-majority of parents support more funding in public schools, higher pay for educators, according to national PDK poll

August 6, 2019

Citing #RedforEd movement success, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia responds to a poll that reveals an overwhelming majority of parents want their communities’ schools to be better funded.

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NEA calls on Senate to pass commonsense gun reforms, condemns Trump’s racist rhetoric

August 5, 2019

After a spate of deadly gun violence in three American cities, National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García mourns for families, thanks first responders, condemns Trump's racist rhetoric, and demands action.

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World’s Teachers Condemn Donald Trump over Racist Attacks on U.S. Congresswomen

July 25, 2019

Donald Trump’s racist assault on four women members of the U.S. Congress is blasted by Education International, the global body representing the world’s teachers, who voted unanimously Thursday to condemn him and pledged to support American unions in their fight to defeat him in 2020.

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NEA President: DeVos & Conway Unqualified “To Talk About How to Best Help Students Succeed”

Educators Give Chairman Alexander’s Higher Education Act Reauthorization “Incomplete” Grade

NEA President: “Confirming Scalia is no different than leaving the fox to guard the henhouse”

NEA & CEA applaud Rep. Jahana Hayes’ introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act

NEA and PDK partnership promises new opportunities for aspiring educators

New PDK poll shows far-reaching support for teacher strikes, higher pay

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

Super-majority of parents support more funding in public schools, higher pay for educators, according to national PDK poll

NEA calls on Senate to pass commonsense gun reforms, condemns Trump’s racist rhetoric

World’s Teachers Condemn Donald Trump over Racist Attacks on U.S. Congresswomen

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