View as Webpage   Why voting rights are essential for successful public schools The Senate plans to vote this week on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (H.R. 5746). The measure is expected to fail because the Senate rule known as the filibuster allows a minority to block all but certain budget-related measures. Democrats […]

  Barriers to voting rise in battleground states The perennial battlegrounds of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas are among at least 19 states that enacted laws last year making it harder for ordinary citizens to vote and easier for partisans to seize power. Similar legislation is pending in the battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  […]

  Kudos for NEA’s top cyber-lobbyists The educators named below have been relentless in reaching out to their members of Congress during the past year.  Read More   NEA pushes for further relief from student loans After 48,000 NEA members demanded action, the U.S. Department of Education made major changes in the badly broken Public […]