View as Webpage Fellow Members, President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. She has decades of judicial and public service experience, including 8 years on the D.C. District Court and almost a year on the D.C. Circuit Court, widely recognized as the second most powerful court in the […]

View as Webpage Fellow Members, Public Schools Week starts tomorrow. A congressional resolution celebrating the event delivers this message: Strengthening public schools strengthens America. I would like to add my personal thanks to the educators who work tirelessly for my children and all our students—nowadays, too often in the face of difficult and unfair circumstances.  […]

View as Webpage   It was great meeting with the NEA Board of Directors last Monday night—virtually, of course—ahead of their virtual lobbying visits with members of Congress.  Our Board members’ voices—coupled with those of our army of online activists—are crucial. Right now, appropriators are finalizing the FY2022 funding bill and allocations for specific agencies […]