NEA Spells Out Vision of ‘Education Utopia’

By Amy Buffenbarger Asking the crowd to imagine a world in which every student receives a quality public education, National Education Association (NEA) Secretary-Treasurer Rebecca Pringle shared the NEA vision of “education utopia” on May 18, at a meeting of the Education Writers Association (EWA). “The National Education Association believes every student should have access [...]

U.S. Competitiveness Undermined By Cuts in Higher Education

By Mary Ellen Flannery When state and federal lawmakers invest in public higher education, it pays off— not just for those college degree-earning students, who will earn much more money over their lifetimes, but also for their country, which will enjoy billions of dollars in additional revenues, concludes a recent report. Unfortunately, the United States [...]

Removing Health Barriers to Student Learning

By Tim Walker One of the few education issues where you can find almost universal consensus is the connection between student health and the capacity to learn. The conditions for health and well-being in many of the nations’ schools, however, are an impediment to learning.  Too many students spend their days in dilapidated buildings with [...]

May 9 is National School Nurse Day

By Robert McNeely School nursing requires much more than just than applying a band aid on a student’s scraped knee. Ask any student or teacher and they’ll tell you school nurses are more than a human first-aid kit, which is why they’re being honored for their commitment to health and safety on National School Nurse [...]

No Education Reform Without Tackling Poverty, Experts Say

By Robert McNeely If many so-called education reformers really want to close the student achievement gap, they should direct their fire away from public school educators and take aim at the real issue—poverty. This was the consensus of a panel of policy advocates and academics that convened recently on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to [...]

Michigan’s Renewal Starts with Reinvesting in Education

By Brenda  Álvarez History has looked favorably upon Michigan, from the booming fur trade of the 18th century to the prosperous copper mining industry of the 19th century. More notably, Henry Ford’s Model T marked Michigan’s legacy as a thriving auto industry, providing millions of jobs for much of the 20th century and for building America’s [...]

NEA Joins Obama In Call For Lower Student Loan Rates

By Tim Walker On July 1, more than 7.4 million students with federal student loans will see their interest rates double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent unless Congress steps in to keep them low.  For each year Congress allows the rate to double, the average student with these loans will rack up an additional $1,000 [...]

Report: The Opportunity Gap in Education Is Growing

By Tim Walker Students who live in disadvantaged areas should have access to the supports and resources they need to have a decent shot at a quality education. But the reality is much different. According to A Rotting Apple: Education Redlining in New York City by the Schott Foundation for Public Education, students of color who [...]

NEA Takes On Corporate Tax Loopholes

By Tim Walker As the deadline approaches for Americans to file their taxes, a significant portion of profitable corporations may not pay a dime. The reason? Corporate tax loopholes. Through a new campaign, the National Education Association is exposing the true cost of corporate tax loopholes…a shrinking middle class and the erosion of critical services, [...]

What Does High-Quality Early Childhood Education Look Like?

By Mary Ellen Flannery Some children arrive in kindergarten classrooms and they don’t recognize their own names above the coat hook. They struggle to hold a pair of scissors. They’re not sure how to flip the pages of a book. The sad truth is these children, born into poverty and deprived of a high-quality early [...]

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