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Dr. Reg Weaver
NEA President
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"This will be an exciting and
special year for NEA as we mark our 150th anniversary! Our history is
paved with many successes and struggles in pursuit of quality public
education. With this impressive milestone, we have much to celebrate and
much to accomplish. Team NEA, we are 3.2 million members across the
nation, woven together by our common goal: great public schools for every
child. Together, let’s begin the journey toward the next 150 years
of excellence!"
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Hear
more from the NEA President:
• Video
• Audio
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Education Makes
New Congress's Scorecard
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Education ranked
high on the 110th Congress’s list of priorities for the first 100
hours as legislators came together to make
higher education more affordable. The College Student Relief Act of 2007
will cut the interest rate on subsidized federal student loans in half.
This bipartisan cooperation on education issues is a promising sign. Help
the Association support candidates who will continue to advocate for
positive public education agendas by contributing to the NEA Fund for
Children and Public Education in 2007.
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ESEA’s No Child Left
Behind Turns Five
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What a difference
five years makes. When the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law
in January 2002, the acclaim was almost universal. From the start, NEA
offered widespread support for NCLB’s goals, but questioned the
law’s specific strategies. As Congress prepares to reauthorize
ESEA/NCLB this year, NEA has collected eyewitness
accounts from hundreds of educators who express concerns about the
law’s impact on their classrooms and schools. To learn more, click here.
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The NEA
Foundation Salutes Excellence in Education
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On February 8, The
NEA Foundation will celebrate all those who work in and support America's
public schools, colleges, and universities at its 12th Annual Salute to
Excellence in Education Gala. The gala highlights the Foundation’s
efforts to encourage education innovation through awards that recognize
and reward the excellence demonstrated by NEA members nationwide. All NEA
members, including teachers, education support professionals, and higher
education faculty and staff, are eligible for the awards. Nominations are
now being accepted for the 2008 recipients. Click here for guidelines.
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The National Education
Association Fund for Children and Public Education collects voluntary
contributions from Association members and executive and administrative
staff and uses those contributions for political purposes, including, but
not limited to, making contributions to and expenditures on behalf of
friends of public education who are candidates for federal office.
Contributions to the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education are
voluntary; making a contribution is neither a condition of employment nor
membership in the Association, and members and staff have the right to
refuse to contribute without suffering any reprisal. Contributions or
gifts to the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education are not
deductible for federal income tax purposes. Federal law requires us to
use our best efforts to collect and report the name, mailing address,
occupation and name of employer of individuals whose contributions exceed
$200 in a calendar year.
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