Back to School
Back-to-School Resources
- Educator-tested tips, advice and resources for back to school
- More with Less? Really? Welcome to back to school.
- Best of Works4Me: Back to School
- Pinterest: Get Ideas for your Classroom
- Begin Now for a Better Back to School
- Try This: The New Parent-Teacher Conference
- Using Humor in the Classroom
- Addressing Rude Behavior
- Engaging in Appropriate Conversations
2012 Back-to-School Bus Tour
With a new school year underway, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and Vice President Lily Eskelsen will join the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Drives America bus tour to highlight public school successes, collaborative relationships that are helping students succeed and call for equity in all of America’s public schools.
Learn more about the tour:
NEA Back-to-School Tour to Promote Public School Success
Van Roekel and Duncan Honor Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education
Open Letters to the Class of 2025
Friends of education from across the country are writing letters to the Class of 2025, this year's kindergartners, to share their dreams, wishes, and visions for these five- and six-year-olds, including what experiences and opportunities public schools should provide them for the next 13 years—the bedrock of their future.
Read the letters and leave your own message for the Class of 2025.
Parents
When parents and educators working together, students succeed. Find back to school resources for parents.
Partner Resources
For more back to school tips, check out these sites:
- Parenting Magazine
- Scholastic’s “Get Off to a Smart Start”
- National PTA’s “Back to School Central”
- Mamivers.com - Universal Empowerment for Latina Moms and Families
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