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Chocolate Lab Hotch, the canine "co-teacher" being petted by a male student.
Feature Article

Therapy Dogs: Educator's Best Friend?

These bushy-tailed, canine “co-teachers” help student mental health—but that’s not all.

Education Policy

impact of school vouchers

Vouchers Deliver Blow to Rural Schools: ‘They’re Taking Money From Our Students.’

by: Tim Walker June 13, 2025
School voucher programs have a proven record of failure and are especially harmful to rural students, families, and communities. ‘Why are we diverting funds from our schools,’ asks an Oklahoma educator, ‘to give free money to families making over $200,000?’
Trump education budget cuts

Four Ways Trump’s Budget Proposal Slashes Public School Funding

by: Tim Walker May 7, 2025
The administration’s “skinny” budget calls on Congress to cut billions in education spending.
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Why Block Grants Are Bad News for Students

by: Amanda Litvinov April 16, 2025
If federal education funding is converted to block grants to the states, the most likely result is less money for public schools and more money for private school vouchers.

Health, Wellness, & Safety

Chocolate Lab Hotch, the canine "co-teacher" being petted by a male student.

Therapy Dogs: Educator's Best Friend?

by: Mary Ellen Flannery May 5, 2025
These bushy-tailed, canine “co-teachers” help student mental health—but that’s not all.
AI deepfakes in schools

AI ‘Deepfakes’: A Disturbing Trend in School Cyberbullying

by: Kalie Walker April 10, 2025
Young students—mostly girls—are being targeted by deepfake images. Are schools doing enough to respond to this new form of online harassment?
teacher burnout

What’s Causing Teacher Burnout?

by: Tim Walker April 7, 2025
Stress and exhaustion is pushing too many out of the profession, but it’s not up to educators to find better ways to “cope.” The responsibility to improve working conditions lies with those lawmakers and officials who dictate what a teacher's day looks like.

Racial & Social Justice

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NEA Champions LGBTQ+ Inclusion at World Pride Day

by: Brenda Álarez June 11, 2025
Educators and allies proudly marched during World Pride Day in Washington, D.C.
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School Support Staff Organize to Protect Immigrant Families

by: Sundjata Sekou June 6, 2025
In Arlington, Va., education support professionals are making sure immigrant students and their families have the information and support they need.
teaching African American history

We Will Never Stop Teaching African American History

by: Sundjata Sekou May 16, 2025
In the face of political threats, all educators should recommit to teaching the truth.

Salary & Workplace Conditions

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Resist the Hustle and Grind Culture

by: Sundjata Sekou May 30, 2025
How educators can use rest to recharge, cope, and flourish in the profession.
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The State of Teacher Pay

by: Tim Walker April 29, 2025
Are salaries improving? Which states rank the highest? Is the teacher wage gap closing? In two new reports, NEA examines recent trends in educator pay.
Newton teacher's strike

For School Support Staff, Respect Begins with a Living Wage

by: Tim Walker April 29, 2025
More than one-third of ESPs who work in K-12 schools earn less than $25,000.
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