U.S. Soccer Players Score Big for Public School Students

By Collin Berglund The U.S. team may be out of World Cup contention, but members of Major League Soccer teams from around the country are beloved no less by schoolchildren from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. Why? Because the athletes are better known to the kids for participating in NEA’s Read Across America program [...]

Eskelsen Joins CA Rep. Judy Chu and AFT’s Weingarten in Plan to Strengthen Schools

By Amy Buffenbarger Congresswoman Judy Chu (D- CA) unveiled her plan to improve the nation’s education system, proposing a new framework for school improvement models to be included in the reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary and Education Act (No Child Left Behind). “The current models emphasize firing and closing. I want to change the discussion [...]

Digging Into the Alphabet Soup of Education Policy

By Will Potter Can’t tell your RTTT from your AYP? Here is a quick primer to help decipher the alphabet soup of education policy. ESEA The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 was one of the key pillars of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. It created the Title I federal aid program [...]

NEA Earns Distinguished Environmental Rating

By Sara Robertson NEA has reached an important environmental goal and added a distinguished new plaque to its exterior. NEA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters was awarded an Energy Star rating this month from the Environmental Protection Agency after several years of energy savings and strategic enhancements. With the support of Executive Director John Wilson and CFO Michael [...]

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