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NEA on updated CDC guidance
NEA President Becky Pringle: We look forward to all students returning to school in the fall
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Judith Heumann receives NEA’s Friend of Education Award
Highest honor given to lifelong disability rights activist who showed beauty of her community
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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Juliana Urtubey, 2021 National Teacher of the Year, to the 100th NEA Representative Assembly
Urtubey: It takes a village to make sure a child is well taken care of, loved, feels seen, and is encouraged to be their very best
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden To Address NEA’s 100th Representative Assembly
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will address the nearly 8,000 delegates at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (RA) on Friday, July 2 at 5:00 PM ET.
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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kim Anderson, Executive Director, National Education Association, to the 100th Representative Assembly
‘The appetite for change in our country has never been greater’ with Americans looking to heal from devastating pandemic, divisive rhetoric
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Rio Hondo College counselor honored by nation’s largest gathering of educators
Professor Julius B. Thomas addresses the NEA Representative Assembly as the national 2021 Higher Educator of the Year, the first African-American man to receive the award
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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kimberly Scott-Hayden, 2021 National ESP of the Year, to the 100th Representative Assembly
Scott Hayden: We can build a better world for the students we love
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NEA delegates approve measure to ensure safe and just schools for all students
Measure establishes task force and seeks to partner with allies to continue advancing education justice.
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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Becky Pringle, President, National Education Association, to the 100th Representative Assembly
Pringle delivers first official address as president of nation’s largest union to a virtual RA
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NEA applauds historic judicial nomination of Jennifer Sung
Labor lawyer and former union organizer would serve on U.S. Court of Appeals
Safe and Just Schools in 2020 and Beyond
NEA is here to ensure we rebuild schools with an emphasis on equity, return to the classroom safely, protect the most vulnerable students, and help educators navigate their rights and responsibilities amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
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