Education Support Professionals
We’re NEA ESPs and Proud of It!
Education Support Professionals: It's More Than a Job, It's a Career
ESP's are the school support staff working side-by-side with teachers and administrators to help students achieve their best. A major source of support professionals' work satisfaction is the personal fulfillment they get from working with students and serving their communities. Listen to Gregory Davis, in the video below, about his work as a school bus mechanic in Dekalb County School District in Dekalb, Georgia.
NEW: Celebrate National Nurse Day
Read how registered nurses across the country support their students everyday. Leave comments of appreciation for your fellow ESP members on their commitment and daily contributions to helping educate the whole student.
NEW: 2012 NEA ESP Conference Highlights
Did you miss our 2012 NEA ESP Conference? Watch conference highlights, pictorials, podcasts, keynote speaker videos and much more on our new conference highlights page!
White House Threatens Veto to Protect NLRB Union Election Rule
Read why the White House has threatened to veto legislation aimed at speeding up union elections.
NEW VIDEOS: ESP - It's More Than Just a Job, It's a Career
ESP members across the country speak out at the 2012 NEA ESP Conference on what their work as ESPs mean to them. Find out what they have to say about their career choices.True Cost of Tax Giveaways and Loopholes
Education Votes writers have been exploring the true cost of tax giveaways and loopholes in a series of articles online. Now available is the fourth piece in the series on corporate tax loopholes. It is a call to action that introduces a fantastic animation produced by NEA.
We are asking you to do three things -- whether you’re an educator, a parent, or a citizen concerned about building a strong middle class to help the cause:
- Watch the animated video.
- Sign our petition to close corporate tax loopholes.
- Read our series on how corporate tax loopholes negatively affect kids and schools, and share the articles and slideshows with your friends, colleagues and community via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and word of mouth!
Join over 10,000 Americans who have already taken action! Keep up with our campaign to close corporate tax loopholes and other topics at the intersection of education and politics by signing up for our weekly EdVotes email.
Virtual ESP Career Resource Center
Spread the news! The NEA ESP Quality Department has launched a new Virtual ESP Career Resource Center! This new site is accessible to all educators as long as you're a member of NEA. Tell your colleagues about this new resource. Sign up today!
Paraeducators: Key to Classroom Operations
We know ESP say they work in education because they want to make a positive impact on students. Here is a story about four paraeducators from around the country. Read on about how these ESPs work to help students achieve academically and beyond.
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VIDEO: Education Support Professionals Talk School Modernization
Education Support Professionals are on the front lines in the fight for school modernization.VIDEO: Our Students Deserve Better
NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen visits a school in Reading, PA in desparate need of repair. This school represents just one of thousands of schools across the country in tremendous need of repair, remodeling, or replacement to provide a minimum environment for effective teaching and learning.TAKE ACTION
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A Day Without Education Support Professionals (ESP)
See for yourself how important every education support professional is to the daily lives of our students and our schools. This poignant video illustrates the value of our work on so many levels. It was produced by Indiana member Mary Neylon.
Dave Arnold: This school custodian and former Illinois Education Association ESP of the Year is a published poet. But most Association members know him best from the editorials -- Dave's View --
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