Context
When We Unite, We Win
Together with parents and allies, we have the power to defeat the effort to dismantle our public schools. We can stop a handful of anti-public education politicians who support an agenda that will have devastating consequences for our students, families, and educators. Our union has stopped attacks on public education before, and we stopped voucher proposals at the ballot box in November.
This guide is designed to help you spread the word about the movement to protect our students, public schools, and each other, as well as the actions we can take to stand up for students, educators, and our communities.
Use this guide—and the related, issue-specific guides highlighted on this page—to better reach and mobilize your audiences.
Bring the Impact Home: Organize a Local Event
The Protect Our Kids campaign is mobilizing educators, parents, students, and community allies to fight against devastating cuts to public education. You can bring the impact home and organize a local event in your community such as a rally, teach-in, or press conference to help spread our message and amplify the voices of those impacted.
Messaging Dos and Don'ts
Messaging Do's & Don'ts
Communications Toolkits
Find message guidance, social media graphics, sample campaign copy, and more.
Speak Out for Public Schools & Students
We are coming together to protect public schools for all students, educators, and communities. Use your voice to talk about the movement and mobilize your audiences.
Push Back Against Executive Overreach
Want to use your voice to ensure our government retains its system of checks and balances? We’ve created messaging guidance and communications tools to get you started!
Protect Essential Programs for Students
Stop the push to dismantle the Department of Education and find resources to help educate audiences about its role in our schools.
Protect Undocumented Children’s Right to Access Public Education
All students have a right to enroll in public school, regardless of their immigration status. Use this message guidance and tools to help educators and allies not only defend students’ rights to obtain a public education but to keep them safe from harmful immigration policies.
Protect School Funding
Vouchers take scarce funding away from our neighborhood public schools—where 90% of students go—and give it to private schools that are unaccountable to taxpayers. This guide can help you spread the word about the harmful effect of vouchers on public schools.
Protecting Higher Education
NEA's Higher Ed members—faculty, staff, and graduate employees—know that a healthy and accessible system of higher education is critical to students and communities.
Actions & Quick Shares
Step Up for Schools
Take Action Now
Looking for more ways to take action?
Share These Links
We will keep this section updated with important actions and articles for you to share with your community.
How Dismantling the Department of Education Would Harm Students
Educators and parents will not stand for the destruction of our country’s commitment to equal educational opportunities for all students.
Rally to Protect Public Schools and Students
Educators, parents and leaders stand against the Trump administration’s overreach and his nominee for the U.S. Department of Education that threaten public education and the students they serve.
Guidance on Immigration Issues
The second Trump Administration will have a large impact on immigration policies affecting students, schools, and communities. Here's what you need to know to prepare.
We Want to Hear from You
If you have seen or fear impacts on your school and students, we want to hear from you. We may share your story online, in the press, and with members of Congress to illustrate the real, tangible harm anti-education politicians and their billionaire friends are causing.
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Your Rights and Workplace
When educators are heard, respected, and given the resources we need, we can give our students our very best. NEA provides information to help you access fair pay and fair benefits.
Unions & Educator Voice
Much like your union bulletin board at school, this space is your home for all things union organizing. Here you will find the tools and resources you need to learn about and get involved with your union.
