Your September Deals and Discounts
One of the many benefits of CEA and NEA membership is the discounts and deals you and your colleagues can receive. Back-to-school supplies, the NEA Propane Discount Program, and the…
Pediatricians Recommend Later Start for Secondary Students
Waking up in time to catch the bus can sometimes be a challenge for adolescents, and now the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is behind a solution to help them…
Celebrating the future of the American workforce
On Labor Day, we celebrate the struggles, successes, and hopes for a better future for America’s workforce, especially the dedicated individuals who represent the teaching profession. NEA has a list…
YOU. There’s no substitute.
Teachers excel at building relationships and acting as champions for kids. Both are irreplaceable when it comes to quality teaching and learning–a fact that corporate reformers keep ignoring. “Teaching is…
Teachers learn to work collectively
Individually, teachers are champions of quality education. But sometimes the challenge can be to help them see how much more they can accomplish collectively—rather than individually— to accomplish their goals.…
With the focus on organizing, CEA’s leadership conference is under way
A teacher is one of the most trusted people in his/her community, according to public opinion polls. So, it stands to reason, when groups of teachers band together to organize…
Students’ “eyes appeared dead,” devoid of happiness
Former Yale educator Se-Woong Koo has a great deal to say about public education in South Korea in today’s New York Times. While students in that nation top the rankings…
Vital issue: teacher training
The Common Core always seems to be making headlines. But the all-important issue of teacher training in connection with the core too often gets lost. So, it was heartening to…
Anti-toxic testing measure/Call for Duncan resignation
A bold measure passed by the NEA RA probably has the testing industry as well as high-level national policymakers buzzing with concern today. Connecticut’s 129 teacher delegates joined nearly 9,000…
Doing the Association’s top business: See what teachers are up to
Emotions like excitement, passion, and enthusiasm along with ideas like teacher professionalism, student-centered leadership, and association organizing are on full display at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA…