From the Field

NEA Responds to Hurricanes

In the days and weeks following the catastrophic hurricanes, our members have rolled up their sleeves and pitched in to help Gulf Coast residents impacted by the storms, including thousands of evacuated students and fellow educators. Here are some of their stories. Check back regularly as we update the page with more on what NEA members are doing to help.

After the Storms, Technology Helped Keep Schools Running

Amidst the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, federal technology funding programs offered hope to school administrators desperately searching for ways to restore stability fast.

Illinois Education Association Supports Hurricane Relief

IEA members throughout Illinois are lending a hand to those suffering as a result of the recent hurricanes. Their activities are a tribute not only to their kindness and generosity, but to their creativity as well

In the Wake of Hurricane Rita, Some Schools Remain Closed

Rhonda Schell, president of the Beaumont Teachers Association (TSTA/NEA), is eager to get back into the classroom, but schools throughout her district were closed after Hurricane Rita.

Support Staff Pick Up the Pieces in Alabama

A library paraprofessional and a bus driver, their homes devastated, are getting by with a little help from their Association family.

Schools Help Shrimping Town Recover

Public schools in Bayou la Batre, AL, are helping students and their families with immediate and long-term needs after the hurricane.

NEA Presents Aid in Alabama

NEA President Reg Weaver toured two Alabama schools September 19 and presented the schools and the Alabama Association of Educators with aid from NEA's relief fund.  

NEA Members Reach Out to Evacuees

In the disaster zone and around the country, NEA members and their fellow educators are pitching in to help with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.

Elementary School Welcomes Displaced Students

Educators at one Houston school not only made room for children who were evacuated from flooded areas, they welcomed them with smiles and warm hearts.

Routine Is an Important Part of Healing

At this Houston elementary school, the daily routine at school is an important part of the healing process for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Tennessee Education Association Members Help with Katrina Recovery

TEA members throughout the Volunteer State are mobilizing to provide whatever assistance they can to the thousands of victims left ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.