Press Releases

NEA blasts proposed guidance by the Department of Education. Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos that would shift Title IV-A funds from mental health programs, bullying prevention, and arts enrichments to funding guns for teachers.

Unprecedented numbers of educators were on their states’ primaries ballots, and voters have spoken: Fighting for our students and public education is a critical priority.

Inspired by NEA’s #RedforEd movement, #RedforFeds is a national day of action supporting in solidarity with the public servants standing up to the Trump administration. This movement coincides with a federal court hearing to challenge executive orders that jeopardize the bargaining rights of more than 300,000 federal workers including more than 6,000 educators who educate military families worldwide.

Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill SCOTUS vacancy, a decision that could mean that public schools lose funding and that educators could lose even more than that.

A Wisconsin high school English and drama teacher has won re-election to serve a second term on NEA’s Executive Committee.

A Chicago biology teacher is elected to his second term on NEA’s Executive Committee.

Delegates at NEA’s 2018 annual convention elect special education teacher Robert V. Rodriguez to serve on its Executive Committee.

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Dr. Loretta Ragsdell, 2018 NEA Higher Educator of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

Speech given to the 2018 NEA Representative Assembly by National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning.

More than 6,000 educators at the National Education Association’s 2018 Representative Assembly award Ted Dintersmith, public education advocate and former venture capitalist, NEA’s highest honor