News Releases and Statements - 1999

• December 20, 1999 NEA Hails Cleveland Voucher Decision
• December 16, 1999 NEA Hails Gore's Call For A 'New Era' For Education
• December 14, 1999 NEA Study Shows Public School Enrollment Growing While Education Spending Lags Behind
• December 3, 1999 NEA Helps Improve Urban Education with Grants to Local Communities
• November 22, 1999 NEA Members Put Teacher Quality High on the Agenda; More than 2,000 Earn National Board Certification in 1999
• November 22, 1999 NEA Gives Congress Mixed Reviews On Public Education
• November 16, 1999 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase On Public Agenda's Report On Thin Ice
• November 11, 1999 NEA Supports Religious Rights -- Statement from Bob Chase, President NEA on the release of "The Bible and Public Schools"
• November 9, 1999 SEUSS ON THE LOOSE! NEA Gears Up to Unleash Third Annual Reading Extravaganza
• November 5, 1999 NEA Leader Deplores Supreme Court's Decision To Grant Stay In Cleveland Voucher Case
• November 3, 1999 NEA/NCATE Presidents Put Spotlight on Problem of Under-Prepared Teachers in Nation's Classrooms
• November 2, 1999 NEA President: Appropriations Bill Fails America's Children
• October 29, 1999 NEA President Hails Fast Action to Avert Violence in Cleveland
• October 29, 1999 NEA President Challenges Adults to 'Go Back To School' During American Education Week
• October 25, 1999 The Nation's Educators Mourn the Loss of U.S. Senator Chafee
• October 21, 1999 House says 'Yes' to Student Achievement and 'No' to Voucher Schemes
• October 15, 1999 Schools Initiating Programs to Maintain Safety in NEA Today's October Issue
• October 5, 1999 NEA Virtual Conference for New Teachers Helps Beginners Stay Afloat
• October 1, 1999 NEA President Bob Chase Praises Work on Education Summit
• September 28, 1999 NEA Welcomes Dr. Beverly Caffee Glenn As New Director of Human and Civil Rights
• September 14, 1999 NEA President Urges Congress To Expand Education Spending
• September 7, 1999 NEA President Joins Nationwide Effort to Boost Literacy of Black Teens
• September 02, 1999 NEA President Bob Chase Comments On Gov. Bush's Voucher Plan
• August 31, 1999 Statement of Bob Chase, President, National Education Association On Progress In SAT Scores
• August 24, 1999 NEA Wins Ohio Voucher Victory
• August 24, 1999 American Public Wants Focus on Public Schools
• July 27, 1999 Study Lights Path to Keeping Good Teachers in the Classroom
• July 20, 1999 NEA Takes Action to Stop Abuses Occurring Under Ohio Voucher Plan
• July 20, 1999 Statement of Bob Chase, President, National Education Association On Selection of Betty Castor as New President of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• July 16, 1999 State-by-State Data Reveals Gap in School Modernization Funding
• July 13, 1999 NEA Vice President Reg Weaver Addresses NAACP Convention
• July 13, 1999 Remarks by Reg Weaver, Vice President, NEA, To the NAACP 90th Annual Convention, Labor Luncheon
• July 6, 1999 NEA Representative Assembly Closes with Infusion of Energy and Resolve
• July 6, 1999 Remarks by Gail Rasmussen, 1999 ESP Member Of The Year, To the 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 5, 1999 NEA Announces 1999 Ryan White HIV Education Award Winner
• July 5, 1999 Georgia Kindergarten Teacher Preaches Passion for Children and Teaching at NEA Annual Meeting
• July 5, 1999 Six Innovative Partnerships Recognized by NEA, UAW and Saturn For Collaborative Efforts To Boost Student Achievement
• July 5, 1999 Teacher of the Year Address Delivered To The RA By Andrew Baumgartner, The 1999 Teacher Of The Year
• July 5, 1999 Remarks By Don Cameron, Executive Director, National Education Association To the 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 4, 1999 Remarks by Barbara Kelley, Chairperson, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards To the 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 4, 1999 NEA Keynote Address By Assembly Speaker Antonio R. Villaraigosa
• July 3, 1999 NEA President Says Florida Voucher Plan Won't Improve Schools
• July 3, 1999 Memorial remarks By Bob Chase, NEA President For NEA Representative Assembly
• July 3, 1999 Memorial remarks By Jane Goff President of Jefferson County (Colo.) Education Association to The 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 3, 1999 Memorial Remarks By Cindy Thirouin at Littleton Memorial Event 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 3, 1999 Memorial remarks by Beverly Ausfahl, Colorado Education Association President to the NEA 1999 Representative Assembly
• July 3, 1999 Keynote Remarks by Bob Chase, President National Education Association To NEA Delegates at the 1999 NEA Representative Assembly
• July 1, 1999 NEA Honors Hillary Clinton With Friend Of Education Award
• June 19, 1999 NEA Honors Mfume, Huerta, Other Leaders With Human and Civil Rights Awards July 4
• June 18, 1999 NEA Conference Spotlights Quality Teaching
• June 18, 1999 NEA Conference To Focus on Using Bargaining To Create Quality Public Schools
• June 17, 1999 NEA holds Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women June 28-29
• June 17, 1999 NEA Leads the Charge in Shaping a 21st Century Workforce
• June 15, 1999 Excerpts from Remarks by NEA Vice President Reg Weaver To CEF Rally Supporting Federal Education Spending
• June 11, 1999 NEA Declares Day of Victory for America's Children
• June 9, 1999 Education, Health and Religious Groups Call For Tough Gun Laws
• June 9, 1999 NEA Urges Continuation of Title I Program
• June 9, 1999 NEA President Urges House To Make School Modernization a 'Top Priority'
• June 7, 1999 NEA, EchoStar and Future View To Announce Safe School Partnership; President Clinton Applauds High-Tech Alliance
• June 4, 1999 NEA Journal Offers Road Map For Helping New Teachers Succeed
• May 27, 1999 NEA Hails Overturning Of Cleveland Voucher Program
• May 27, 1999 NEA President Lauds Expanded Funding for E-Rate
• May 26, 1999 Statement by Bob Chase, National Education Association President, on the 1999 Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher: Violence in America's Public Schools - Five Years Later
• May 24, 1999 Statement of Bob Chase, President, NEA, On Supreme Court's ruling on Sexual Harassment
• May 20, 1999 Statement of Bob Chase, NEA President, on Georgia Shooting and Need for Stricter Gun Laws
• May 18, 1999 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase in Response To Vice President Gore's Remarks on Education
• May 12, 1999 Statement of Bob Chase President, National Education Association On ETS/ACT Report The Academic Quality of Prospective Teachers
• April 30, 1999 National Teacher Day Gains New Meaning in Wake of Colorado Shooting; Heroic Teachers Continue Tradition of Putting Students First
• April 29, 1999 NEA President Hails Newest STAR Class Size Research; Calls For Full Federal Funding For 100,000 New Teachers
• Apr. 28, 1999 Statement by NEA President, Bob Chase, On the Florida Private School Tuition Voucher Plan
• April 27, 1999 On Their Day, Teachers Will Do What The Do Best--Teach
• April 22, 1999 Memorial Remarks by Bob Chase, President National Education Association To Colorado Education Association
• Apr. 21, 1999 Colorado Tragedy Demands a Renewed Commitment to Every Child; Statement by Bob Chase, President, National Education Association
• April 14, 1999 NEA Calls for Stronger Charter School Laws to Spur Innovation -- Weak Laws Open Doors to Abuses That Hurt Kids
• April 7, 1999 NEA Expands its Commitment to Quality Teaching; Hires a Dozen New Professionals To Advance Improvement
• March 29, 1999 On School Shooting Anniversaries, NEA Today Brings Focus to School Safety
• Mar. 24, 1999 Statement of NEA Vice President Reg Weaver On the Education Testing Service Report How Teachers Compare
• Mar. 24, 1999 NEA supports legislative relief for Social Security offset 'grossly unfair to retired women,' says Weaver
• March 22, 1999 New High-Tech, Interactive Exhibit Showcases "Classrooms of the Future"
• March 22, 1999 Education Secretary Riley and NEA President Debut 'TECH: Making the Grade'
• Mar. 17, 1999 Statement by Bob Chase, NEA President, On Public Agenda Survey of Parents' and Teachers' Attitudes on Parental Involvement
• Mar. 11, 1999 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase in Response to Senate Refusal to Fund Class Size Initiative
• March 8, 1999 NEA Declares Class Size "The Most Urgent Issue Before Congress"
• March 4, 1999 NEA President Says Teachers Key to Quality Revolution in Public Education, Advocates Collective Bargaining to Spark School Reform and Renewal
• March 4, 1999 National Reading Report Card Signals Direction for Education Reforms That Work
• March 4, 1999 NEA: "Lead, Follow, And Get Out Of The Way" Remarks By Bob Chase, President, National Education Association At The National Press Club March 4, 1999 Washington, D.C.
• March 2, 1999 More Than 20 Million Celebrate Read Across America on Dr. Seuss's Birthday
• March 1, 1999 Clinton, Hastert Mark 'Read Across America Day' A break from politics to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday
• Feb. 26, 1999 Media Advisory: There's a 'Read Across America Party' here in DC
• Feb. 25, 1999 NEA and Cat in the Hat Offer Tips to Parents to Help Children Learn -- and Love -- to Read
• Feb. 25, 1999 NEA Backs 'Ed-Flex' Legislation to Fuel Education Innovation in the States
• Feb. 25, 1999 Cal Ripken Jr. Leads Off 'Read Across America'
• Feb. 25, 1999 Mariners' Jamie Moyer To Read Seuss At Spring Training
• Feb. 25, 1999 Indians' Sandy Alomar Finds Reading Is Fun In Any Language
• Feb. 25, 1999 Brewers' Mike Myers Pitches Baseballs - and Books
• Feb. 25, 1999 NEA Backs 'Ed-Flex' Legislation to Fuel Education Innovation in the States
• Feb. 24, 1999 Governors on Board for Read Across America; March 2 Event Promotes Reading, Honors Dr. Seuss
• Feb. 23, 1999 Athletes jump on 'Read Across America' Bandwagon
• Feb. 22, 1999 Black Celebrities Answer the Call for Read Across America; Carl Lumbly, Shaquille O'Neal, James Earl Jones, Danny Glover and More
• Feb. 18, 1999 NEA President Urges Business To Forge Alliance for Higher Academic Standards
• Feb. 18, 1999 Cat in the Hat Lands on the USS SAIPAN; Sailors Read to Hundreds of Children for Read Across America
• Feb. 18, 1999 Remarks by Bob Chase, President NEA To Town Hall Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 1999
• Feb. 17, 1999 NEA CD-ROM Offers Sweeping View of Higher Education's Future
• Feb. 11, 1999 Educational Reform 'Consumer Guide' Unveiled
• Feb. 11, 1999 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase On 'An Educators' Guide to Schoolwide Reform'
• Feb. 10, 1999 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase On the 1998 Reading Report Card for the Nation
• Feb. 9, 1999 Give the Gift of Reading for Valentine's Day, Teachers Announce Top 100 Favorite Children's Books
• Feb. 5, 1999 Worms and Green Jell-O Inspire Children To Read As NEA Gears Up for 'Read Across America' Day, March 2
• Feb. 2, 1999 NEA President Expresses Concern Over 'Modest' Increase For Education in President Clinton's Budget Proposal
• Jan. 29, 1999 Reading -- A Way to Empower Your Children By Lily Eskelsen, Member, Executive Committee, National Education Association
• Jan. 29, 1999 NEA Staff Director Takes Helm at Safe Schools Coalition
• Jan. 28, 1999 Teacher Preparation Must Deliver for 21st Century Classrooms and Learning
• Jan. 27, 1999 Statement by Bob Chase, President NEA, In Response To Poll Released by The Rebuild America Coalition
• Jan. 25, 1999 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NEA Case
• Jan. 20, 1999 NEA President Bob Chase applauds President's focus On shared responsibility for student improvement
• Jan. 15, 1999 Statement by Eddie Davis, Member, Executive Committee, National Education Association on the U.S. Dept. of Education's Family Partnership Conference
• Jan. 07, 1999 Parents, Teachers and Taxpayers in Strong Agreement on Ingredients of Quality Education