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Our diversity is what makes America great
NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia addresses the issue of white nationalist rhetoric in the wake of a controversial rally in Boston.
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Statement on racial violence in Charlottesville, Virginia
Deadly racial violence in Charlottesville, Virginia sparks reactions; National Education Association and Virginia Education Association presidents extend condolences to victims’ families and public educators.
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Lily Eskelsen García: Dream Act of 2017 lives up to our core American values
NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia praises the Dream Act of 2017, which would grant legal status and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
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NEA President: educators remain alarmed by proposed education budget cuts
NEA President Lily Eskelsen García reacts to the U.S. House appropriations subcommittee publicly releasing its new fiscal year budget which includes cuts to Title II programs for professional development, class-size reduction, and after-school programs.
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NEA applauds lawsuit against Education Department, DeVos
Attorneys general of 18 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the delay of implementing student borrower defense regulations. The suit challenges the “Borrower Defense Rule” aimed to make postsecondary institutions accountable for their misconduct and to relieve their students from federal loan indebtedness incurred as a result of that misconduct.
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NEA Adopts Charter School Policy Statement
The 7,000 delegates at NEA’s Annual Meeting overwhelmingly approved a fundamental shift in policy by passing a new policy statement on charter schools.
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NEA Adopts Charter School Policy Statement
The 7,000 delegates at NEA’s Annual Meeting overwhelmingly approved a fundamental shift in policy by passing a new policy statement on charter schools.
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Utah Elementary School Teacher, Pennsylvania Physical Science Teacher and Virginia Music Teacher Re-elected to top NEA Positions
History repeats itself! Delegates to the National Education Association Annual Meeting voted to keep the all-female, all-minority leadership, NEA President Lily Eskelsen García, Vice President Becky Pringle and Secretary Treasurer Princess in office for another three-year term.
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Oregon Educator Elected to NEA Executive Committee
The majority of the 7500 delegates to NEA’s Annual Meeting voted to elect Oregon teacher Johanna “Hanna” Vaandering to the NEA Executive Committee. Her three-year term begins in September, 2017.
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California Educator Re-elected to NEA Executive Committee
At NEA’s 2019 Representative Assembly in Houston, TX, a special education teacher in California’s San Bernardino City Unified School District was re-elected to NEA’s Executive Committee.
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