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The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society.

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‘When Voters Get to Decide, Vouchers Lose’
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‘When Voters Get to Decide, Vouchers Lose’

Voters in three states are being asked to decide whether public money should go to support private education. Educators are mobilizing to warn the public about the dangers of school vouchers.
AI in Education
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AI in the Classroom

AI in Education

Artificial Intelligence is a topic on everyone’s minds these days, but what will its place be in our schools and classrooms?
Revealing Campus Debt: How Colleges are Borrowing Away the Future
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Revealing Campus Debt: How Colleges are Borrowing Away the Future

Campus debt is driving increases to student tuition, as well as faculty and staff cutbacks. A new book details how to organize against it—and for a better vision of public higher education.
What to Know About Invisible Disabilities
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What to Know About Invisible Disabilities

Learn how to support students and educators with disabilities that aren't apparent.
The Unsung Hero Behind Paid Family Leave
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The Unsung Hero Behind Paid Family Leave

Fifty years ago, teacher Jo Carol LaFleur was the plaintiff in an historic Supreme Court case that struck down the common requirement that pregnant teachers leave their classrooms.
Helping Students Spot Misinformation Online
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Helping Students Spot Misinformation Online

Navigating today's 'infodemic' of news and information requires media literacy, critical thinking, and a healthy dose of skepticism.

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Your passion and commitment are crucial to helping all students—of all colors and backgrounds—learn, grow, and fulfill their potential. Here’s how you can get started.
Becky Pringle addresses NEA delegates at the RA meeting
“Our values don’t change based on who wins or loses an election. And we will continue to advocate and organize for what we believe in with all our strength.”
Quote by: Becky Pringle, NEA President

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Let’s bring real change

Let’s get real

Between 2012 and 2024, the number of unionized faculty grew by 7.5% and the number of grad-student employees in unions grew by 133%.

Let’s bring real change

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“[Salary] is one of the things that hinders us in being able to attract and keep new faculty members. They say, ‘okay, New Mexico State is lovely. You’ve got great mountains. You’ve got great weather,’ but we can get paid $20,000 more at another institution with a lower teaching load.”
— Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza, professor of Spanish and linguistics
Read: The Union Boom in Higher Education

Strikes cause teacher pay to rise by 8%, or roughly $10,000 per teacher, five years post-strike.

Let’s bring real change

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“It makes sense that these educators who choose to do something radically different—who choose these students—are the same people saying we can and have to use our power as unionized educators to make something different happen!...In the end, we’re doing this because we care about our communities. We care about our students and families. And we care about each other.”
— Angela Bonilla, president of Oregon’s Portland Association of Teachers
Learn more about the effects of teacher strikes

Attempts to censor books surged 65% in 2023, reaching the highest level ever tracked by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.

Let’s bring real change

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“There’s a lot of silent censorship happening, [librarians] saying they won’t buy something because it might violate [state] law. My school district has tried really hard to preserve students’ rights in the midst of this craziness, but others have erred on the side of caution and taken out way more than they should have. And their explanation is that ‘we don’t know.’”
— Mari Butler-Abry, High school librarian, Perry, Iowa
Resources to celebrate the freedom to read and fight book bans

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Celebrate Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month

We have lesson plans, activities, resources, and recommended books to help students explore and celebrate Native American culture.
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Great public schools for every student

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.