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 […]

Hi, A school should be the safest place in any community. But instead, students and educators face the fear of gun violence in their classrooms and on their campuses every day. That’s why, in partnership with Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, NEA has developed an in-depth online Gun Violence Prevention and Response Guide. Read the […]

  Last week, the voices of NEA members resonated on Capitol Hill and at the White House. NEA member John Arthur, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, was among those who testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee titled, “The Immediate and Long-Term Challenges Facing Public School Teachers: Low Pay, Teacher Shortages, […]