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Education Department reportedly to rescind affirmative action guidance

July 3, 2018

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to reports that the Trump administration will rescind its guidance to colleges and universities on how they can use race in admissions decisions to promote diversity.

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

July 2, 2018

Speech by Sherry Shaw, 2018 ESP of the Year, given at the 97th National Education Association Representative Assembly

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

July 2, 2018

Speech by Sherry Shaw, 2018 ESP of the Year, given at the 97th National Education Association Representative Assembly

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NEA recognizes APALA for its work to advance workers’ rights

July 1, 2018

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance is awarded NEA’s Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award.

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NEA bestows upon the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor

July 1, 2018

The National Education Association presented to the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor, the Rosena J. Willis Memorial Award for its fearless commitment to make sure students thrive while enduring some of the most relentless political attacks in the country.

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NEA honors community activist Jitu Brown with human and civil rights award.

July 1, 2018

NEA awards the NEA Rosa Parks Memorial Award to social justice hero Jitu Brown as part of the 2018 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

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Michelle Obama and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp were among 12 recipients of prestigious annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

July 1, 2018

First Lady Michelle Obama and the Know Your Rights Campaign, founded by professional quarterback and racial and social justice advocate Colin Kaepernick, are among the dozen recipients of the prestigious National Education Association Human and Civil Rights Awards.

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UK student chosen to lead 60,000 Aspiring Educators

June 29, 2018

The Aspiring Educators of the National Education Association yesterday elected a new chair, Rachel Immerman, a student at the University of Kentucky, at their annual Student Leadership Conference, which takes place just prior to the NEA’s yearly Representative Assembly.

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America needs unions now more than ever as Supreme Court sides with corporate billionaires, rigging economy against workers

June 27, 2018

Members of NEA, AFSCME, SEIU and AFT team up to speak out against a SCOTUS decision that rules against working people and in favor of billionaires and corporate interests in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, citing First Amendment violation.

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NEA statement reacting to Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s travel ban

June 26, 2018

A Supreme Court ruling leaves in place Donald Trump’s Executive Order banning travelers and refugees from certain Muslim-majority countries. NEA President Lily Eskelsen García reacts, citing Trump’s inhumane and sad ban of Muslims.

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Education Department reportedly to rescind affirmative action guidance

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

NEA recognizes APALA for its work to advance workers’ rights

NEA bestows upon the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor

NEA honors community activist Jitu Brown with human and civil rights award.

Michelle Obama and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp were among 12 recipients of prestigious annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

UK student chosen to lead 60,000 Aspiring Educators

America needs unions now more than ever as Supreme Court sides with corporate billionaires, rigging economy against workers

NEA statement reacting to Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s travel ban

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