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NEA applauds Warren plan to strengthen America’s public schools
Senator Elizabeth Warren releases her education plan, National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen issues a statement.
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Educators applaud introduction of the College Affordability Act
The National Education Association’s President, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, applauds House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott’s introduction of the College Affordability Act.
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NEA: Trump administration broke law when it ended DACA
The National Education Association filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, citing that the action the Trump administration took to end DACA is against the law.
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NEA President: DeVos & Conway Unqualified “To Talk About How to Best Help Students Succeed”
Betsy DeVos and Kellyanne Conway continue to advance Trump’s plan to cut billions of dollars from public schools to fund private and religious schools. NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia issues a statement, blasts Conway and DeVos, calling them unqualified to understand what students need.
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Educators Give Chairman Alexander’s Higher Education Act Reauthorization “Incomplete” Grade
National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García blasts Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander’s ‘Skinny’ Higher Education Act Reauthorization.
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NEA President: “Confirming Scalia is no different than leaving the fox to guard the henhouse”
National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García urged the Senate HELP Committee to reject Eugene Scalia's nomination to serve as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Labor.
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NEA & CEA applaud Rep. Jahana Hayes’ introduction of the Pell Grant Restoration Act
A longtime education advocate and National Education Association member, Jahana Hayes (also NEA’s 2016 National Teacher of the Year) is lauded by NEA’s president, Lily Eskelsen Garcia for introducing Pell Grant Restoration Act, H.R. 4298, that she conceived to help students who were victims of predatory for-profit colleges to get a clean slate and second chance.
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NEA and PDK partnership promises new opportunities for aspiring educators
The National Education Association is teaming up with Phi Delta Kappa International to build a diverse trove of educators.
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New PDK poll shows far-reaching support for teacher strikes, higher pay
A new poll shows that 78% of public school parents would back their local teachers if they went on strike to get the (higher) pay they deserve.
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Joint statement from the presidents of the National Education Association and Mississippi Association of Educators in response to ICE raids in Mississippi
Hundreds of workers were detained and parents were forced to leave children behind after ICE raids in Mississippi Adding insult to injury, these unethical raids coincided with the first day of school. NEA President Lily Eskelsen García and Erica Jones, President of the Mississippi Association of Educators, issued statements.
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