Before turning to the latest in Congress, a brief word about the presidential race. NEA’s PAC Council and Board of Directors last week endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the next president! Read President Pringle’s statement about the endorsement, as well as her comments following President Biden’s announcement that he would not seek another term. Meanwhile, […]

  Last summer, the House GOP majority attempted to drastically cut funding for public schools and decimate Title I in particular. Their efforts failed because a quarter million educators, parents, and allies spoke out against those cuts. It’s time for round 2. Last week, the House GOP majority passed out of the Appropriations Committee another shortsighted, […]

  This week, nearly 7,000 educators are gathering in Philadelphia for NEA’s annual meeting and representative assembly. It is a fitting venue for the world’s largest democratic, deliberative body—by educators, for educators. Philadelphia is where our nation’s founders drafted, debated, and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Among them was Benjamin […]