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NEA Today June 2022

In this issue we learn how NEA members advocated to put pandemic relief funds to work for their students, examine the impact of voter suppression laws, shine a spotlight on school bus driver shortages, and explain how your school can become a community school.
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Published: June 13, 2022

It’s Time for a Raise

Inflation has eaten away at recent boosts in pay. But huge wins in several states are making history, giving educators their largest raises ever. Momentum is building, and lawmakers are listening.

Green Schools Now!

Public schools can play a leading role in reducing climate change. Find out how you can make a difference with your students, school, and community.

I, Too, Sing America

What is life like for undocumented educators? Three NEA members share their stories.

Meet NEA’s 2022 Education Support Professional of the Year

Illinois paraeducator Debra Ward-Mitchell talks about her work with at-risk students. “I love them as if they were my own children,” she says.

Becky's Journal of Joy, Justice, and Excellence

NEA's president spent her fall visiting schools and NEA members and speaking out on the issues that matter to public education.

Editor's Note: Together, We Have Persevered

As the school year winds down, we are still coping with the pandemic, and new challenges are before us. 

Join Our Movement

We ask only what is right: equal opportunity for every student, every educator, every family. At home, in school, online, in Washington–there’s a right place for all of us to make a difference.

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