News Releases and Statements - 2002

• December 19, 2002 Evergreen Acceptance of $15,000 Legal Fine Signifies Admission of "Bad Faith" Actions Against NEA
• December 17, 2002 Katherine Wright Knight Receives The NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence
• December 9, 2002 Looking for a Gift That Lasts?
• December 5, 2002 NEA Awards More Than $125,000 in Urban Grants
• November 21, 2002 NEA State Rankings and Estimates Now Available Twice a Year
• November 19, 2002 The National Education Association and Hispanic Press Foundation Launch Hispanic Scholarship Web Site (en español)
• November 6, 2002 A Look at Key Education Ballot Measures
• November 6, 2002 NEA Helps Defeat Bilingual Education Ban in Colorado (En español)
• November 6, 2002 American Education Week, Nov. 17-23, 2002 (En español)
• October 29, 2002 Center Finds Voucher Support Does Not Buy Votes
• October 25, 2002 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver on the tragic death of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone
• October 21, 2002 NEA Questions Subsidy to Voucher Lobbying Organization
• October 15, 2002 National Conference Spotlights Schools of Greatest Need
• October 11, 2002 NEA Leader to Address 50,000 at India Teachers Conference
• October 8, 2002 NEA/AAP Survey Finds Nationwide Textbook Shortages, Teachers Don't Have Enough Books to Assign Homework
• October 4, 2002 NEA's Read Across America Releases Hispanic Book List
• October 2, 2002 NEA Supports Florida Initiative
• October 2, 2002 NEA To Celebrate World Teachers' Day
• September 25, 2002 NEA Asks Congress to "Help Kids Now"
• September 23, 2002 Educators: We Need Support for Special Education
• September 20, 2002 Thurston County, Washington, Judge Imposes Sanctions On Evergreen Freedom Foundation
• September 13, 2002 FEC Clears NEA
• September 13, 2002 Educators Influence Primary Elections
• August 27, 2002 NEA President Bob Chase Applauds SAT Results
• August 27, 2002 Statement by the National Education Association on its Remember Sept. 11 Web Site
• August 22, 2002 NEA Asks Court to Impose Sanctions On the Evergreen Freedom Foundation
• August 21, 2002 Statement of Bob Chase, National Education Association President, on ACT Progress
• August 20, 2002 A letter to the Washington Times from NEA President Bob Chase
• August 20, 2002 Statement by NEA President Bob Chase on Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of Public's Attitudes Toward Public Schools
• August 19, 2002 NEA Develops 'Remember September 11' Web Site
• August 5, 2002 NEA Hails Florida Voucher Decision
• July 30, 2002 CEDAW Finally Passed by Foreign Relations Committee
• July 17, 2002 Bipartisan Ed Funding Plan Gets Educators' Support
• July 12, 2002 Statement of the National Education Association on the Ruling of the Thurston County (Washington) Superior Court to Vacate a Default Judgment
• July 10, 2002 Educators to Congress: Refocus IDEA on Better Services for Kids
• July 5, 2002 NEA Annual Meeting Sets Course to Influence Public Education
• July 5, 2002 Education Support Professional of the Year Addresses NEA Convention
• July 5, 2002 Teacher of the Year Celebrates Fellow Educators
• July 5, 2002 NEA Elects Two to Executive Committee
• July 3, 2002 Reg Weaver Elected NEA President
• July 3, 2002 Teachers Call for Higher Standards in Online Learning
• July 3, 2002 Lily Eskelsen to Oversee Budget for Nation’s Largest Union
• July 2, 2002 Statement of the National Education Association on the Thurston County, Washington, Default Judgment
• July 2, 2002 NEA Elects Math Teacher from Arizona as New Vice President
• June 27, 2002 Statement of Bob Chase, President of the National Education Association on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Private School Tuition Vouchers
• June 26, 2002 Television Stars to Co-Chair 2003 Literacy Event
• June 13, 2002 Statement of Bob Chase, President, National Education Association on Educational Testing Service (ETS) Survey of Public Attitudes on Teacher Quality
• June 13, 2002 Statement of the National Education Association on CEDAW
• June 12, 2002 NEA Highlights Public Schools' Role in Making America Strong at Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women
• June 11, 2002 Statement of National Education Association President Bob Chase On "Meeting the Highly Qualified Teachers Challenge"
• June 10, 2002 Native American Educator Honored by NEA
• June 10, 2002 NEA Honors Founder of Black Holocaust Museum
• June 10, 2002 NEA Honors Cal-Berkeley Professor
• June 10, 2002 Mississippi Student Receives NEA Award
• June 10, 2002 NEA Honors Northwestern Professor
• June 10, 2002 NEA Announces Human & Civil Rights Award Winners for 2002
• June 6, 2002 Innovative Partnerships to Boost Teaching and Learning Honored by NEA-Saturn/UAW
• June 4, 2002 NEA Names Warlene Gary Director of Human and Civil Rights
• May 31, 2002 Classroom Issues Take Center Stage at NEA Annual Meeting in Dallas
• May 31, 2002 Statement of Bob Chase, President, the National Education Association on the loss of Latina Trailblazer Dr. Antonia Pantoja
• May 3, 2002 NEA Announces New Parental Leave Policy for Employees
• May 1, 2002 Educators Call on Congress to Respect Public Service
• April 29, 2002 Answering the Call...For All the Right Reasons
• April 8, 2002 U.S. Teachers' Salaries Fall Below Economic Trends
• April 5, 2002 Colorado's JoAnn Falk Honored As Top Education Support Professional of the Year
• March 26, 2002 March Means 'Testing Season' in America's Schools
• March 20, 2002 Senate Budget Provides Largest Investment in U.S. Education
• March 8, 2002 Senate Rewards Educators for Extra Spending on Students
• March 8, 2002 NEA Joins the Nation's Leading Hispanic Organizations to Promote Hispanic Empowerment
• March 4, 2002 NEA Urges White House to Keep the Promise
• February 28, 2002 NEA's Read Across America Partners Are the Cat's Meow!
• February 27, 2002 Politics Take Back Seat to Reading on March 1
• February 26, 2002 Education Funding Shortfall Misses Opportunity to Truly "Leave No Child Behind"
• February 25, 2002 The Biggest Game in (Every)Town
• February 20, 2002 U.S. Supreme Court Hears Voucher Argument
• February 8, 2002 NEA Board Adopts Plan To Make Schools Safer
• February 4, 2002 Tax Schemes in Bush Budget Erode Accountability
• February 1, 2002 Readers Rev Up for Year Five of NEA's Read Across America
• January 29, 2002 State of the Union and New Budget are High-Stakes Test
• January 15, 2002 Diane Shust Named NEA Director of Government Relations
• January 8, 2002 Ed Bill Signing Sets Off Seismic Shift to States
• January 7, 2002 Statement of NEA President Bob Chase on Quality Counts 2002