Press Releases

NEA joins the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and the American Federation of Teachers urging lawmakers to not be intimidated by the gun lobby and take immediate action with proven strategies that create safer schools.

NEA’s President reacts to Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address.

NEA reacts to to etsy DeVos’s proposal to the Department of Education which opposes Title IX protections against sexual harassment and assault in schools and college campuses.

NEA President reacts to Virginia governor’s admission that he appeared in a yearbook photo showing a man dressed in blackface and another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood; calls for his resignation.

A win for students! NEA’s #RedForEd movement sweeps Los Angeles, prompting a new agreement providing more librarians, nurses and counselors while reducing class sizes.

A California educator, Sarah Vigrass, lends her voice to students, parents, educators, and lawmakers at a Washington press conference to expose how the Trump-DeVos education agenda has a devastating effect on public school students.

Maryland Senator introduces the Keep Our PACT Act into Congress, which would create a 10-year mandatory glide path to fully fund both Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, helping to ensure education is a priority in the federal budget.

Students and public education are the decisive winners as voters across America sweep a #RedforEd wave of educators into public office

Midterm election results reinforce 2018’s nickname “Year of the Educator,” marking a major victory for students and representing a mandate for real change in our public education.

NEA President responds to the U.S. Department of Education’s weakening of federal Title IX protections for sexual assault and harassment survivors in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.