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Become a Public School Champion! Join the Movement to Support Students and Educators.

You can fight back against billionaires and politicians working to weaken public education. Parents, families and friends of public education can support the fight with a $25 contribution to become a member of NEA as a Public School Champion through our Community Ally membership. You’ll join an unbreakable movement to create safe schools, advocate for better educator pay, and fight for equal opportunities for all students to thrive and succeed.

Billionaires and politicians are attacking our public schools – all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and special interests.  

But the many are stronger than the money. We need concerned parents and community members who do not work in our schools to speak up for educators and public schools!   

Show your support, make a $25 contribution to become a member of NEA as a Public School Champion through our Community Ally membership. You’ll join an unbreakable movement to create safe schools, advocate for better educator pay, and fight for equal opportunities for all students to thrive and succeed.

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 those working to weaken public education. Teachers, support staff, and public employees can’t do it alone. We need your help 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, are underpaid, and dig into their own pockets to improve our schools and communities.
     
Become a Public School Champion

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 a year you can join the fight for the great public schools all our students, educators and communities deserve.

When You Join

Public School Champions receive: 

  • Membership in and alliance with the nation’s largest labor union.
  • Regular updates on NEA actions with opportunities to support public schools, educators, and racial and social justice. 
  • The NEA Today digital magazine featuring inspiring educator profiles, important education news from DC and around the country, and ideas to support students in your community.
  • The ability to contribute to the NEA PAC (the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education) to help elect people who support public schools.
  • Access to the NEA Member Benefits Discount Marketplace, NEA Discount Tickets Program, and the NEA Wireless Program through Consumer Cellular.
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Ready to speak up for public schools?

Learn more about the issues and policies that impact public education, then take action to support students.
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