The NEA Board of Directors came to Washington last week and went to Capitol Hill to lobby on these issues:  Education funding—Annual appropriations for education programs are $7 billion less than a decade ago (adjusted for inflation). We are urging Congress to make the largest possible increases in education funding—particularly Title I, IDEA, community schools, […]

View as Webpage Congress is preparing to pass a short-term spending patch to fund the government after Sept. 30 (FY2023 begins Oct. 1) and then is likely to recess until after the November elections. Senate action on the Respect for Marriage Act appeared imminent, but has been postponed—again—until after the elections. The bill’s champions are optimistic […]

View as Webpage After many hours of muddling through votes on political gotcha amendments, the Senate is poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This historic legislation includes long sought reforms in healthcare and the tax code, as well as the biggest effort in U.S. history to combat climate change.  The House has recessed, […]