Elementary Schools Move Ahead With Chinese Language Instruction

By Rebeca Logan and Tim Walker At a recent Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education meeting in North Carolina, a group of very vocal parents showed up to express their support for the district’s Chinese language learning program. The district had just released a report recommending elimination of the program due to – what else? – [...]

NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen Honored by Latino Leaders

By Rebeca Logan For her “outstanding contributions to the Latino community” and her dedication as an educator, NEA vice-president Lily Eskelsen was honored by the Latino Leaders Network in Washington DC. “The future of our Latino community is linked to our Latino leadership. One of our most influential leaders both in terms of education and [...]

Innovative Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

By Rebeca Logan When Maricela Rincón first started school she was sent to the back of the room because she didn’t speak English. Even though she was born in Chicago, Maricela felt isolated and rejected because she spoke only Spanish. “At that time language wasn’t valued… And so I was usually placed in the back [...]

Could the Dream Act Have Saved Joaquin Luna’s Life?

By Rebeca Logan “Dedication, effort and hard work has always been with my family…We were taught to never give up in life and to always keep moving forward no matter the obstacles we face. I’ve set up goals to become the first in my family to go to college and have fought hard to get [...]

Reaching the Summit of Teaching is a Challenge

By John Rosales NEA President Dennis Van Roekel stressed the need to boost teacher recruitment and training, and to use multiple measures in evaluating teachers, during a panel discussion Monday held in conjunction with the second annual Education Nation Summit in New York City. At the week-long event which started Sunday, parents, educators and students [...]

Defining Excellence: Lawmakers Discuss Teacher Evaluation

by Rebecca Bright An effective teacher is one of the most important in-class factor of student success. This sentiment was echoed again and again by witnesses and members of Congress Wednesday during a hearing in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. But the discussion reflected longstanding debate on the qualities that define a [...]

From the Classroom to the Ballot Box

By Heather Smith, John I. Wilson and Les Francis Think back to the day you turned 16 and got your driver’s license, especially that picture of you with your trendy haircut, greasy forehead, and brace-covered teeth. Flash forward five years to the time you bought your first beer at 21, by which point you thankfully [...]

NEA Honors Black History Month

“In schools across America, NEA members are honoring the rich cultural history and contributions of African Americans by celebrating Black History Month with special lesson plans and activities.

School Bus Drivers Build Wheelchair Ramp for Student

By Ron Sniffin It was a Saturday morning – their day off — but after working all week a group of bus drivers from Cheyenne, Wyo., came together to help a special needs student by building a wheelchair ramp at his home. Week after week, these education support professionals — bus drivers and support staff [...]

It is Time to DREAM as Senate Takes Up Legislation

Students facing deportation fight for their education

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