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Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions

10/26/2021

A majority of Americans – nearly 80% including Republicans and Independents – support the freedom of public service workers to choose to form and join a union without interference from employers

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NEA President: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks Freedom to Vote Act

10/20/2021

Our students are watching as politicians fail to protect democracy, stack the deck against them

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NEA welcomes COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-to-11 years old, if authorized by FDA and CDC

10/20/2021

Pringle: We will be another step closer to making our schools the healthiest and safest places possible for our students and educators

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NEA and TSTA respond to Texas school district official advising educators to offer books with an “opposing” perspective when discussing the Holocaust in public schools

10/15/2021

NEA and TSTA respond to Texas school district official advising educators to offer books with an “opposing” perspective when discussing the Holocaust in public schools

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NEA lauds action on student debt; praises Cardona, Biden

10/06/2021

--Pringle: “This could not have happened without the activism of NEA members”

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NEA calls for immediate expansion of COVID-19 screening testing in schools and clearer contact and quarantine policies

09/29/2021

NEA President Becky Pringle: All students and educators have the right to safe in-person instruction.

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NEA Announces First-Ever “Read Across America Sweepstakes”

09/24/2021

Every classroom of the winning public school will receive free set of Read Across America books

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NEA Strongly Supports Biden Administration’s New COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Requirements

09/09/2021

The Biden Administration today announced new COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirements and enforcement of civil rights laws to protect our most vulnerable students.

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NEA survey: Nation’s educators are vaccinated and in school as last school districts open

09/07/2021

While members generally feel safe, Delta variant puts greater emphasis on safety protocols and measures

masked female student with masked teacher in classroom

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NEA applauds Education Department’s investigations into states that prohibited universal mask mandates in schools

08/30/2021

These governors need to ‘stop choosing partisan politics over protecting students’

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Union leaders applaud introduction of landmark legislation to make it easier for public service workers to join unions

NEA President: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks Freedom to Vote Act

NEA welcomes COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-to-11 years old, if authorized by FDA and CDC

NEA and TSTA respond to Texas school district official advising educators to offer books with an “opposing” perspective when discussing the Holocaust in public schools

NEA lauds action on student debt; praises Cardona, Biden

NEA calls for immediate expansion of COVID-19 screening testing in schools and clearer contact and quarantine policies

NEA Announces First-Ever “Read Across America Sweepstakes”

NEA Strongly Supports Biden Administration’s New COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Requirements

NEA survey: Nation’s educators are vaccinated and in school as last school districts open

NEA applauds Education Department’s investigations into states that prohibited universal mask mandates in schools

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