Press Releases

The National Education Association names a special education paraprofessional at Maple Heights High School in Maple Heights, Ohio, as its 2020 Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year.

The National Education Association, along with 16 other education associations express shock and dismay over reports that Congress will not provide direct funding for remote and distance learning in the Senate’s COVID-19 response bill.

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is a good start to providing relief for American families gripped by the COVID-19 crisis, but the National Education Association says it’s not enough, calls on Congress and Trump to implement immediate financial support measures first.

After reviewing the latest recommendations and data from the CDC, the National Education Association urges schools across the country to close.

Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association, announces NEA’s recommendation that Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States.

Spanish language press release covering NEA’s recommendation of Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States.

The Senate overturns the Department of Education’s revision of the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule, an across-political-lines rejection of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s anti-student agenda.

NEA announces cancellation of all upcoming conferences through the end of March, after reports from WHO and the CDC on the potential threats of the COVID-19 virus.

NEA’s popular reading program has a fresh mission to “Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers” all year long by refocusing with more diverse books, authors, and readers.

Trump budget would cut public education funding by $5 billion; NEA President reacts.