Press Releases

‘The appetite for change in our country has never been greater’ with Americans looking to heal from devastating pandemic, divisive rhetoric

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

Scott Hayden: We can build a better world for the students we love

Measure establishes task force and seeks to partner with allies to continue advancing education justice.

Pringle delivers first official address as president of nation’s largest union to a virtual RA

Labor lawyer and former union organizer would serve on U.S. Court of Appeals

“This senseless fearmongering should be seen for what it is: a desperate attempt by some politicians to distract from their own failures...”

NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards included inaugural award dedicated to the legacy of Wilma Mankiller

America’s largest labor union will conduct a remote RA featuring NEA officers, disability rights champion Judith Heumann, and other distinguished guests

Students, just like educators, have a right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment