NEA Today for NEA-Retired Members - Winter 2017

Cover Story

Kris Kragelund, Betty Olson-Jones, and two of their retired counterparts describe how it felt to return to school as students.

A conversation with 2016 honoree Ulysses Floyd, and a look at past recipients of the organization’s highest honor.

A conversation with Peter Ho Davies about his new historical novel, The Fortunes.

Baby boomers find their second calling through social change.

A wealth of important topics are on the agenda for this year’s organizing meeting in Dallas, March 21 to 23.

Teacher’s discovery of a one-room schoolhouse sparks a children’s book series.

Former drama teacher’s passion for theater continues to enrich the lives of others.

A special message from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García.

Traumatized students can be distracted, irritable, and have difficulty learning. Educators are devising ways to help.

How educator activism and voters’ support of local schools combined to create some important election victories.

Published in:

1-Feb-17