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The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society.
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Our journey began more than a century ago. Yours starts now.
We’ve spent decades working for students and educators—but, there’s still more to do. Like our progress during the civil rights and women’s rights movements, we need to dig in and speak up for the students and educators who are still facing inequality every day.
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Thanks to pandemic relief funds and educator advocacy, each of Natrona County, Wyoming's, public schools has a counselor and a nurse present every day.
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“Most of these … families can’t typically afford outside counseling. So if we did not have these services available at school, these students might not get what they need.”
— Carrie Maki, School counselor, Casper Wyoming
Read more about how schools are using relief funds
Nearly 50,000 public service workers will be able to get the student debt relief they were promised, thanks to the efforts of NEA members.
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“I feel like I did everything I was supposed to do—I worked in special education, I worked at Title I schools. I don’t even care if it’s all forgiven, but [the promise of forgiveness] was one of the reasons I got into teaching. There was this lack of special ed teachers, and everybody was saying, do this, and you’ll have your debt forgiven!”
— Pat Giarusso, retired educator, Rhode Island
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In 2021, Richmond teachers became the first in Virginia to secure the right to negotiate a contract through collective bargaining.
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“Being able to bargain collectively makes it a more personal, local experience whenever you're talking about contracts. We can speak to our members, see what the needs are, and advocate for those specific things. There are many concerns educators have that our central office and administrators aren't necessarily aware of and collective bargaining would give us all a seat at the table so we can hash those things out together.”
— Maggie Gannon, second-grade teacher, Virginia
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Great public schools for every student
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest
professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of
public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of
education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has
affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities
across the United States.