Press Releases

NEA establishes a relief fund to help educators and schools as Hurricane Michael is poised to be the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Florida Panhandle.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security proposes changing the “public charge” provisions of immigration law, which would threaten desperately needed Medicaid, SNAP, and housing assistance funds, as well as our nation’s public schools and students; NEA President reacts.

NEA GPS Fund grants totaling $2.1 million boost educators as leaders of meaningful change toward NEA’s goal that every student can have access to a quality public education.

NEA urges Senate to reject Kavanaugh nomination following credible and courageous testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

In the wake of Hurricane Florence’s deadly rampage through North and South Carolina, the National Education Association sets up donation links and a resource site for educators and their families.

After a second woman comes forward with sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia calls for a full, transparent investigation of the Supreme Court nominee.

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to the sexual assault accounts by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford perpetrated onto her by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and calls for a public hearing.

As millions of students and teachers settle into the new school year, 1,800 of those educators start their sprint for the ballot box - as candidates - this November. Read reaction from NEA’s President, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, about how the #RedForEdWave is crashing into state houses across the country,

National Education Association analysis reveals that Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been a staunch voucher activist for almost 20 years, leaving little doubt that he would use a seat on the Supreme Court to advance the agenda of Betsy DeVos and her allies to undermine public education and rob students of their opportunities to succeed.

NEA blasts proposed guidance by the Department of Education. Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos that would shift Title IV-A funds from mental health programs, bullying prevention, and arts enrichments to funding guns for teachers.