Momentum for GPO/WEP repeal mounted last week after a Capitol Hill rally in the pouring rain. Participants included NEA Vice President Princess Moss, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate champion Sherrod Brown (D-OH), House champions Garret Graves (R-LA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and other labor, retirement security and congressional leaders.     For the first […]

    During the final weeks of the 118th Congress, NEA remains focused on:   GPO/WEP REPEAL—As part of a final push for Senate passage of the Social Security Fairness Act (S. 597), the bill’s congressional champions will join NEA and labor and retirement groups for a rally on Capitol Hill this Wednesday. In addition, we’re […]

  Last week, President-elect Trump announced his choice for Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon, the professional wrestling mogul who headed the U.S. Small Business Administration in his first administration. This time, she will execute Project 2025 plans to expand vouchers nationwide and gut the U.S. Department of Education. “The Senate must stand up for our students […]