As Pell Grants Go, So Goeth the Economy

By Mary Ellen Flannery Teri Sibenaller, an English and education major at Northern Illinois University, knows she’s going to be a great teacher someday — but not if conservative lawmakers cut short the college dreams of millions of Americans who rely on federal Pell Grants to pay their tuition. “It’s taken me 10 years to [...]

New Teachers Struggle in Hostile Political Climate

By Alain Jehlen The continuing attacks on educators and school funding are hurting not just today’s schools, but tomorrow’s as well: Fewer people want to teach. At least, that’s true in California, according to the Los Angeles Times, which recently reported the number of teaching credentials issued by the state dropped 29 percent over the [...]

NEA Student Program Members Elect New President

Nearly 100 student delegates to NEA’s Representative Assembly in New Orleans on Monday elected their new board of directors. Pictured left to right: Chair, Tommie Leaders (Nebraska), Katie Kreis (Illinois), Ashley Rogers (Virginia), and Brandan Trahan (Louisiana). Jermaine Coleman, outgoing chair of the NEA Student Program, is pictured at left with Leaders, an elementary education major at the [...]