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NEA “Great Public Schools Fund” Grants Continue to Contribute to Student Success

December 18, 2017

Contributing to great success! The NEA has awarded $3.5 million in grants to 11 state and local affiliates from its Great Public Schools (GPS) Fund grants program. This press release describes the GPS fund’s successes and future goals.

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Senate votes to hand huge tax giveaways to the rich paid for by students and working families

December 1, 2017

The Senate approved a massive tax giveaway to the wealthiest and corporations, on the backs of students and working families. NEA President reacts, citing that 250,000 education jobs would be put at risk.

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Bipartisan approach needed to find permanent solution for Dreamers

November 28, 2017

NEA President Lily Eskelsen García reacts to the Trump administration’s decision to tear apart as many as 59,000 Haitians families living in the US by ending Temporary Protective Status.

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NEA slams Trump administration plan to shatter Haitian families

November 21, 2017

NEA President Lily Eskelsen García reacts to the Trump administration’s decision to tear apart as many as 59,000 Haitians families living in the US by ending Temporary Protective Status.

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Great Educators Never Stop Learning

November 17, 2017

NEA releases two landmark reports, Great Teaching and Learning and the ESP Professional Growth Continuum, that offer recommendations to create a system of continual professional learning with an intense focus on student needs.

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Senate tax plan gives big tax breaks for the rich paid for by students and working families

November 17, 2017

The Senate approved a massive tax giveaway to the wealthiest and corporations, on the backs of students and working families. NEA President reacts, citing that 250,000 education jobs would be put at risk.

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NEA President: tax cut is giveaway to wealthiest paid for by students and working families

November 16, 2017

Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to a massive, $5 trillion tax plan that provides huge tax breaks for the wealthiest and corporations, would put middle-class families at risk of higher taxes, jeopardize students’ education.

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NEA salutes public education’s unsung heroes on National Education Support Professionals Day

November 15, 2017

Schools across the country join NEA in celebrating National Education Support Professionals Day. The day’s events and activities honor the people who do critical behind-the-scenes work in support of students, educators, and communities.

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NEA Calls for Action in the Wake of Latest School Shooting

November 15, 2017

In the wake of a school shooting in northern California, NEA PResident Lily Eskelsen Garcia pleads for more than “thoughts and prayers” from leaders.

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Funding for 370,000 education jobs at risk if Senate eliminates state and local tax deduction

November 14, 2017

A Republican tax plan to give to the wealthiest and corporations while jeopardizing state and local revenue to support public education comes under scrutiny by NEA. NEA provides a supporting analysis of the potential effects on public funding this plan will have.

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NEA “Great Public Schools Fund” Grants Continue to Contribute to Student Success

Senate votes to hand huge tax giveaways to the rich paid for by students and working families

Bipartisan approach needed to find permanent solution for Dreamers

NEA slams Trump administration plan to shatter Haitian families

Great Educators Never Stop Learning

Senate tax plan gives big tax breaks for the rich paid for by students and working families

NEA President: tax cut is giveaway to wealthiest paid for by students and working families

NEA salutes public education’s unsung heroes on National Education Support Professionals Day

NEA Calls for Action in the Wake of Latest School Shooting

Funding for 370,000 education jobs at risk if Senate eliminates state and local tax deduction

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