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Join the Movement for Public Education: Become a Community Ally

Do you believe in the power of public schools? It has never been more important for people who do not work in our schools to have educators’ backs. NEA needs your voice and your passion. Show your support, make a $25 contribution, and you will join an unbreakable movement to create safe schools, advocate for educator pay, and fight for equal opportunities for all students to thrive and succeed.
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Join our growing ranks of dedicated parents, families, and friends of public education who support America’s students and educators and want to fight back against anyone working to weaken public education. Teachers, education support professionals, and public employees cannot do it alone. They need you to:

  • Protect and strengthen public schools so all students have what they need to reach their full potential
  • Stop the billionaires and politicians who want to take away critical funding and services from students and privatize our schools
  • Support the dedicated educators who work so hard to improve our schools and communities 
     
Become a Community Ally

Who Can Join 

Anyone can join, if you are not eligible for another form of NEA membership or state or local affiliate membership. For $25, you will join for one year our community that fights for the great public schools all our students, educators and communities deserve.

WHAT NEA IS DOING AND FIGHTING FOR

Visit our Protect Public Schools page and take a look at what NEA members and community allies are doing right now for our students and communities. Get involved. Join the movement.

WHEN YOU JOIN

Community Allies are the families and friends of our public schools who believe that every student in America deserves a quality education, no matter where they live. In addition to joining the movement to stop billionaires and politicians from stealing resources from our public schools, with your Community Ally membership, you will receive:

  • The NEA Today magazine featuring inspiring educator profiles, important education news from DC and around the country, and ideas to support students in your community.
  • Urgent updates on NEA actions with opportunities to support public schools, educators, and racial and social justice. 
  • Community Ally access to the NEA Member Benefits Discount Marketplace, NEA Discount Tickets Program, and the NEA Wireless Program through Consumer Cellular.

Ready to Get Started?

Join NEA as a community ally today

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We need to dismantle unjust systems. We need to fully fund public schools. We need to hold our elected leaders accountable to our communities. And we need your help to make it happen.
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Great public schools for every student

The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.