National Physical Education and Sport Week, May 1-7

Each year the National Association for Sport and Physical Education develops activities for teachers and their students to do during National Physical Education and Sport Week. This year’s theme is Let’s Move in School and the goal is to have every school do an event during May 1-7.  Check here for more information.

School Districts Losing HHS Professionals Due to Budget Cuts

With a decline in state funding and the loss of students through charter schools or transiency due to economic conditions, public education jobs are being slashed across communities. Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the nation, has fallen victim to a rapid loss of health and human service professionals over the past [...]

The Myths Behind Limited Health Plans

By Teal Ruland Mini-med, barebones, mandate-light, mandate-free, and stripped-down. These colorful nicknames for limited health plans (LHPs) provide much lower levels of benefits than traditional, comprehensive health plans. LHPs can leave enrollees with devastating medical bills and often result in patients delaying treatment of medically necessary care and preventive services and screenings. However, under the [...]

March 29 – NEA Webinar: Family-School Partnerships

On March 29, NEA will be hosting a webinar on strategies for building effective partnerships between schools, families, and communities. The webinar will be moderated by national expert Anne Henderson, lead author of NEA’s new study “Family-School-Community Partnerships 2.0.” Visit NEA Priority Schools for more information.  

March 14 & 15 – Second International Summit on the Teaching Profession

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Education International, the National Education Association, and other education leaders from around the world in New York City next week to host the second International Summit on the Teaching Profession. The March Summit is part of an ongoing international dialogue on [...]

March 23 – Celebrate Democracy Day

Democracy Day is Rock the Vote’s national effort to promote civic education in high schools. On March 23rd, RTV will be hosting Democracy Classes around the country and spotlighting schools that participate. For more information on how to receive a multimedia toolkit, visit the Democracy Day website.

March 8 – International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (March 8th) honors working women everywhere, celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women. The year 2011 marked the International Women’s Day Centenary, 1911-2011. This day is also the anniversary of the 1857 garment and textile workers’ strike in New York, one of the first organized actions by women anywhere.

Chester Upland Teacher to Appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show

Pennsylvania teacher Sara Ferguson will be featured on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” today. Ferguson, a third generation educator, teaches literacy and math at Columbus Elementary in the Chester Upland school district. In early January, teachers and staff were told that there wouldn’t be enough money to pay them because the district was running out of state [...]

Presidents’ Day – February 20

On this Presidents Day, celebrate the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, their contributions to the United States, and the lives and contributions of all our 44 Presidents. Visit nea.org for lesson plans, activities and resources.

I Represented All Teachers

Sara Ferguson, a teacher from the cash-strapped Chester Upland district in Pennsylvania, attended the 2012 State of the Union address on Tuesday night. “I represented all of the teachers and support staff from across the country who are struggling with too few resources and too little support,” Ferguson writes on The Huffington Post. “This invitation [...]

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