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 […]

View as Webpage Members, I was shocked to hear that Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), a great champion of students and educators, suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. I wish him well and a speedy recovery. Thankfully, he is expected to recover fully, but will be home in New Mexico for a while. […]