RA Action:
News from the NEA Annual Meeting
Pre-Annual Meeting Edition
July 1, 2008
Delegates Rally for Activist RA
Political activism will take center stage at the 87th Representative Assembly (RA) when more than 9,000 NEA members rally to fight for public education in this critical election year. As the fireworks soar, Team NEA will demonstrate their commitment, courage, and power by urging prospective presidential candidates to make education a priority in their campaigns and beyond.
The impending reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—the so-called No Child Left Behind law (NCLB)—makes this fall's election crucial to NEA members. The law stays in effect until Congress and a new President change it, and campaign season "is the best time to get their ear," says NEA President Reg Weaver. "Congress and the President got the law wrong in 2002, and they need to tell us what they'll do in 2008 to get the one-size-fits-all NCLB vise off our schools and to get real about providing great public schools for every child."
Before the RA opens, delegates will tackle a range of issues and activities during the Joint Conference on the Concerns of Minorities and Women, the NEA-Retired Conference, and the NEA Student Program meeting and Outreach to Teach event.
Join Our Photo-Sharing Group on Flickr
 This year we're extending photo coverage of the Annual Meeting to include everyone's photos—yours, too! We've created a space on the photo-sharing Web site, Flickr, where you can post your own photos of the Annual Meeting and see everyone else's. Share your photos on our Flickr group, and one of them could appear in the final issue of RA Today!
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For Delegates Only
Take Survey, Receive Free Mug
 On July 2 and 3, Representative Assembly delegates can take our annual media survey in the E-mail and Messaging Center (Level 2, Hall E) and receive a free mug. Attendents will be on hand to receive your survey confirmations and hand out mugs.  Take the survey.
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