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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Dr. Loretta Ragsdell, 2018 NEA Higher Educator of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

July 4, 2018

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Dr. Loretta Ragsdell, 2018 NEA Higher Educator of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year, to the 97th Representative Assembly

July 3, 2018

Speech given to the 2018 NEA Representative Assembly by National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning.

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NEA honors entrepreneur Ted Dintersmith with NEA Friend of Education

July 3, 2018

More than 6,000 educators at the National Education Association’s 2018 Representative Assembly award Ted Dintersmith, public education advocate and former venture capitalist, NEA’s highest honor

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Education Department reportedly to rescind affirmative action guidance

July 3, 2018

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to reports that the Trump administration will rescind its guidance to colleges and universities on how they can use race in admissions decisions to promote diversity.

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

July 2, 2018

Speech by Sherry Shaw, 2018 ESP of the Year, given at the 97th National Education Association Representative Assembly

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

July 2, 2018

Speech by Sherry Shaw, 2018 ESP of the Year, given at the 97th National Education Association Representative Assembly

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NEA recognizes APALA for its work to advance workers’ rights

July 1, 2018

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance is awarded NEA’s Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award.

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NEA bestows upon the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor

July 1, 2018

The National Education Association presented to the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor, the Rosena J. Willis Memorial Award for its fearless commitment to make sure students thrive while enduring some of the most relentless political attacks in the country.

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NEA honors community activist Jitu Brown with human and civil rights award.

July 1, 2018

NEA awards the NEA Rosa Parks Memorial Award to social justice hero Jitu Brown as part of the 2018 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

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Michelle Obama and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp were among 12 recipients of prestigious annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

July 1, 2018

First Lady Michelle Obama and the Know Your Rights Campaign, founded by professional quarterback and racial and social justice advocate Colin Kaepernick, are among the dozen recipients of the prestigious National Education Association Human and Civil Rights Awards.

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Dr. Loretta Ragsdell, 2018 NEA Higher Educator of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year, to the 97th Representative Assembly

NEA honors entrepreneur Ted Dintersmith with NEA Friend of Education

Education Department reportedly to rescind affirmative action guidance

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Sherry Shaw, 2018 Education Support Professional of the Year, to the 97th NEA Representative Assembly

NEA recognizes APALA for its work to advance workers’ rights

NEA bestows upon the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association its highest honor

NEA honors community activist Jitu Brown with human and civil rights award.

Michelle Obama and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp were among 12 recipients of prestigious annual NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards

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