View as Webpage In a blatant attempt to nationalize divisive culture wars, the GOP-controlled House is scheduled to vote this week on the Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5).  The bill would undermine local control, a bedrock principle of U.S. public education. It would also facilitate censorship and book bans, with the federal government […]

View as Webpage It’s been a busy week in Washington! Last Tuesday, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of cases challenging President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, NEA President Becky Pringle addressed hundreds of activists on the court’s steps. More than 40 million Americans would benefit from the plan, which […]

View as Webpage If you’ve refilled a prescription lately, your pharmacist may have reminded you that free COVID test kits will soon be a thing of the past. Other safety net enhancements enacted to fight the pandemic are ending as well.  As many as 15 million people—nearly 1 in 5—will lose Medicaid/CHIP coverage when the […]