Press Releases

In the wake of Donald Trump’s Executive Order banning Muslims and refugees from seven countries, NEA President Lily Eskelsen-Garcia reacts.

Donald Trump’s pick to head the federal department of education results in public outcry to the tune of one million letters from educators, parents, students and public education advocates urging U.S. senators to vote no on Betsy DeVos to become secretary of education.

Lily Eskelsen García reacts to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

The National Education Association released its Legislative Report Card for the 114th Congress, which assesses votes and other relevant legislative actions by congressional members from January 2015 through December 2016 Each member received a letter grade of A through F.

NEA President vows to continue its mission that all students, regardless of ZIP code, will have the opportunity for a great public school education, regardless of who is in the White House.

NEA and its 3 million members urge the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Education.

National Education Association announces that Karen White has been appointed deputy executive director of the nation’s largest labor organization. White is the first woman to hold this, the 2nd highest staff position, in NEA’s 159 year history.

Educators, counselors, and experts on bullying collaborated to participate in events in the key battleground states of Iowa, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania sharing firsthand accounts of the “Trump Effect” in classrooms. The discussions focused on howTrump’s hate-filled words are harming our children.

NEA teams up with Educators Rising, a new national organization, aiming to recruit bright, diverse, creative, competent young people into education career professions.

Elizabeth Warren vows to set right priorities for all Americans and take on Wall Street and big banks. The National Education Association’s Political Action Committee and the NEA Fund endorse her for the U.S. Senate.