Across the country, educators like Covington are shaping afterschool athletic clubs and physical education (PE) classes into ...

On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), H.R. 82, into law. This monumental victory will ensure that millions of educators and other public ...

Each year, NEA issues a report card that measures congressional support for issues related to public education and educators. Members of Congress are notified in ...

While many educators across the U.S. have won salary gains—through collective bargaining or legislative advocacy—too many still struggle to pay their basic bills. In Florida, which ranks 50th in the ...

safe, reliable transportation to and from school, a healthy, nutritious meal, and clean classrooms. And for students in postsecondary schools, it means ensuring academic freedom. But unfortunately, ...

Hundreds of educators and students have lost their homes and, in some cases, their schools, as wildfires incinerated wide swaths of Los Angeles. At last count, there were eight schools severly damaged ...

Collective bargaining is the strongest and most empowering way to give educators a voice in advocating for great public education for every student. Collective bargaining and advocacy ensure we ...

Disability discrimination occurs when an applicant or employee is treated less favorably because of a disability. A person may be disabled if he or she has a physical or mental condition that ...

Becky Pringle is president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union. Becky is a middle school science teacher with more than three decades of classroom experience and ...

NEA has a vision for great public schools for every student. We know that institutional and structural racism are barriers to achieving our vision. We will leverage the power and collective voice or ...

Looking for a way to start the conversation around membership? We’ve created tools and explainers about union membership that you can send to potential members. Learn about the power of educators ...

Schools experience a wide variety of crises that have the potential to harm the mental and physical health, learning environment, and safety of students and educators. School crises can be on a large ...