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NEA Appoints Karen White to Deputy Executive Director Position

October 12, 2016
National Education Association announces that Karen White has been appointed deputy executive director of the nation’s largest labor organization. White is the first woman to hold this, the 2nd highest staff position, in NEA’s 159 year history.
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National Education Association Launches Campaign to Highlight the “Trump Effect” as Bullying Increases in Classrooms

October 3, 2016
Educators, counselors, and experts on bullying collaborated to participate in events in the key battleground states of Iowa, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania sharing firsthand accounts of the “Trump Effect” in classrooms. The discussions focused on howTrump’s hate-filled words are harming our children.
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NEA announces partnership with Educators Rising

January 11, 2016
NEA teams up with Educators Rising, a new national organization, aiming to recruit bright, diverse, creative, competent young people into education career professions.
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Educators endorse Elizabeth Warren for the U.S. Senate

February 9, 2012
Elizabeth Warren vows to set right priorities for all Americans and take on Wall Street and big banks. The National Education Association’s Political Action Committee and the NEA Fund endorse her for the U.S. Senate.
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