Tell Congress: Stop the Destruction of the Department of Education
Gutting the Department of Education will destroy programs and deny students the support they need, lead to larger class sizes, and increase the burden for educators who are already overtaxed and overworked.
Tell Congress to push back and stop an action that will have devastating consequences for students, educators, and working families.
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Parents of Students with Disabilities: Don’t Gut Federal Funding
Parents of Students with Disabilities: Don’t Gut Federal Funding
Millions of parents fear disruptions and loss of critical services if the funding and oversight of the Department of Education is shut down.
NEA Shares Guidance as Immigration Changes Create Uncertainty
NEA Shares Guidance as Immigration Changes Create Uncertainty
Learn how educators can prepare amid threats of mass deportation and policy rollbacks.
Pell Grants and the Future Teachers Relying on Them
Pell Grants and the Future Teachers Relying on Them
As the Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Education, federal programs like Pell may be on the chopping block.
Scientific Research is Getting Cut—and That Should Scare All Americans
Scientific Research is Getting Cut—and That Should Scare All Americans
The Trump administration’s cuts to federally funded STEM research is devastating current and future innovations by NEA Higher Ed members.
How Can We Improve Professional Development?
How Can We Improve Professional Development?
What is wrong with district-sponsored professional development? Well, sometimes everything. Two educators discuss the trouble with PD and what can be done to actually make it worth educators’ time and effort.
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About 1 in 6 college students currently rely on Pell Grants to pay for college tuition and expenses.
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“Honestly, you get what you pay for. Quality education and an educated society come at a cost, and I think students are worth investing in....for the sake of our society and our children’s world.”
— Faron Haase (left), graduate student, Missouri
Read: Pell Grants and the Future Teachers Relying on Them
When LGBTQ+ young people lack adult acceptance, it increases their risk of suicide attempts.
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“There is at times no social exception if you’re not White, Christian, and straight....I have four grandchildren, and they’re very different. We each do things together that they’re interested in. [Max] and I watch [Ru Paul's Drag Race] and discuss the various candidates—who we think should win the show....If you loved your grandchild before they [came out] to you, just continue to love them. They’re the same person.”
— Mary Jane Chiles, retired educator
Read: ‘I Won’t Change You’
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