Press Releases

Noel Candelaria, a special education teacher and former teacher’s aide from El Paso, Texas, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Education Association at the virtual Representative Assembly (RA).

Becky Pringle, a science teacher from Philadelphia, has been elected president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest union representing 3 million educators, making her the nation’s highest-raking African American female labor leader.

Princess Moss, an elementary music teacher from Louisa County, Va., elected vice president of the National Education Association at the 2020 Representative Assembly.

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to President Trump's position that it's too dangerous to hold a political convention but not too dangerous to reopen schools.

NEA President Lily Eskelsen García decries Mitch McConnell's delay tactics on a comprehensive COVID-19 school plan as the new school year approaches.

At NEA’s 2020 Representative Assembly Cameo Kendrick was elected to the National Education Association's influential 40,000-member Aspiring Educators group.

Vice President Joe Biden releases economic recovery plan and NEA President Lily Eskelsen García praises his direction.

The lawsuit brought by Florida Education Association intends to stop the unsafe reopening of public school campuses as coronavirus infections surge statewide.

NEA President Lily Eskelsen García reacts to the loss of Rep. John Lewis: ‘His life was dedicated to the pursuit of racial justice and freedom for all.’

NEA President says Joe Biden's plan is “grounded in science and puts the wellbeing of students and educators first."