View as Webpage It’s official! Democrats have elected new leaders for the 118th Congress that convenes January 3. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) will be the first Black member to lead either party or chamber. Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA) and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA) round out the team. With bipartisan support, the Senate […]

View as Webpage Elizabeth, Public education was a winner up and down the ballot in mid-term elections in which Democrats held the Senate and Republicans captured the House. Margins will remain historically narrow in both chambers.  In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD), and Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC) are stepping aside for a […]

View as Webpage The White House endorsed universal access to healthy, free school meals, NEA’s top priority for child nutrition, as part of its Sept. 28 conference on hunger, nutrition, and health. It was the first event of its kind at the White House in more than half a century.  NEA has long maintained that […]