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Published: February 2, 2025
America’s strength comes from our ability to bridge difference—bringing together people from different places, different cultures, and different backgrounds for the good of us all.
For our nation to thrive, we cannot let anyone divide us based on where we come from, where we live, our religious beliefs, our age, our ability status, or income.
Educators prepare students to live in a diverse, interdependent world, and this requires confronting, examining, and addressing our own prejudices and biases.
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Bills in Congress
Learn NEA's position on pending legislation related to public education, and take action to protect our schools
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S 2 Secure America Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on May 20, 2026
This reconciliation bill provides an additional $70 billion to escalate violent immigration enforcement. The consequences of this approach are clear, and they are unacceptable. Students are sitting in classrooms fearful that their families could be torn apart, parents are disengaging from school events due to safety concerns, and communities are being destabilized—conditions incompatible with learning.
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S 4535 Strength in Diversity Act of 2026 www.congress.gov
Introduced on May 14, 2026
This bill would give schools the resources they need to tackle segregation by providing new grant funding to help public schools build voluntary, community-driven programs to cultivate diversity in the classrooms. The most segregated public schools are often the most underfunded, making it much harder for Black and Latino kids and students from low-income families to get a fair shot at a good education.
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Support
HR 6806 Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act (ARPA) www.congress.gov
Introduced on December 17, 2025
This bill includes a range of practical tools to combat antisemitism, including enhanced hate-crime tracking, prevention, and response. It would also provide critical security funding for nonprofit institutions where threats of violent, hate-motivated attacks are a growing problem.
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