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NEA study finds digital divide narrowing in U.S. public schools; Parents overwhelmingly view Internet as help, use email as main communication tool with teacher

WASHINGTON - November 16, 2009 - Poll results released today show the digital gap is increasingly becoming a thing of the past in America’s public schools. The National Education Association and Harris Interactive have released the results of an Omnibus poll showing parents have embraced the benefits of Internet at school and even use the technology to communicate with their children’s teachers.    » read more »

WASHINGTON - November 12, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Education today unveiled the final regulations and application governing its $4.3 billion Race to the Top competitive grant program, which is designed to enable states to enact education reforms that improve student achievement.

The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:

“We applaud Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for taking the right steps to put a spotlight on what needs to happen in our classrooms—principally, for America’s schoolchildren.

“If done right, we believe Race to the Top grants will accelerate education reform at the state and local levels, and they will go a long way toward ensuring great public schools for every student in the long run.    » read more »

May 13, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Capricia Penavic Marshall, Chief of Protocol, with the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, Department of State; Evan Segal, Chief Financial Officer, United States Department of Agriculture; and Rocco Landesman, Nominee for Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. The President also announced that he will be designating Gregory B. Jaczko, currently a Commissioner at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.    » read more »

Campaign continues to push governments to provide quality, free public education by 2015

WASHINGTON - April 21, 2009 - NEA Vice President Lily Eskelsen joined leaders from around world today in support of the education rights of children, including the right to professional, quality teachers and access to quality public education. Eskelsen's remarks came during a roundtable discussion and news conference marking the Global Campaign for Education's Global Action Week, April 20-26.    » read more »

NEA President Van Roekel applauds introduction of Employee Free Choice Act

WASHINGTON - March 10, 2009 - America's labor unions have led the fight for working families, winning protections such as the 8-hour day and the 40-hour week, overtime rights, and access to health care and retirement security. NEA President Dennis Van Roekel urged all members of Congress to support the Employee Free Choice Act and continue that tradition.

The following can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:    » read more »

Van Roekel: health care reform is vital to economic recovery and crucial to public education

WASHINGTON - March 05, 2009 - NEA President Dennis Van Roekel today applauded President Barack Obama for holding a White House summit to jump-start a national dialogue about health care reform, calling the effort vital to the nation's economic recovery and a crucial ingredient for great public schools for all students.

President Obama placed reforming health care at the top of his domestic agenda along with modernizing the education system and stabilizing the economy. This week, he began a concerted effort to turn the nation's attention to this pressing issue, which includes 46 million uninsured Americans.    » read more »

NEA President Van Roekel applauds renewed national attention on education

WASHINGTON - February 26, 2009 - President Barack Obama's federal budget proposal, released Thursday, calls for important investments in quality public education-from preschool through higher education-to prepare students to compete with 21st century skills. The budget continues the administration's ambitious plans of once again making education a national priority and moving toward the goal of great public schools for every student.    » read more »

NEA engages members and students in a range of inaugural activities

WASHINGTON - January 20, 2009 - The 3.2 million members of the National Education Association joined in celebrating the inauguration of the nation's 44th president, Barack Obama, and the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From teaching specially prepared inaugural lessons to participating in the inaugural parade and from community service projects across the country and to encouraging their students to write letters to President Obama, NEA members were advancing the message of great public schools for every student.

Dear Mr. President Project    » read more »

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2008 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, with Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) and Ranking Member Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), will hold its hearing on the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Fiscal Year 2009 funding at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The hearing will be held in Room 2359, on the 3rd floor of the Rayburn House Office Building, located at Independence Avenue S.W. and South Capitol Street.    » read more »

Seven California chapters of NEA now directly affiliated with the AFL-CIO

March 05, 2008 -- The AFL-CIO and the National Education Association (NEA) announced affiliations today by six chapters of the California Teachers Association (CTA), the state association of the national NEA. The affiliation will encourage greater cooperation to meet the needs of working teachers, students, and their families, according to the participants. With the affiliations, there are now seven CTA associations affiliated with the AFL-CIO, more than in any other state.    » read more »

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Democratic presidential candidates have yet to make their case for support from America ’s public school employees

February 6, 2008 -- WASHINGTON — Political leaders and advocacy organizations are stumbling all over themselves to declare their choice to carry the Democratic standard in the presidential contest this fall. With the failure of Super Tuesday to define a clear-cut favorite for the Party's nomination however, the most valuable, and perhaps the most important, endorsement remains unclaimed by either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.    » read more »

Poll shows why ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ needs to be amended

January 24, 2008 -- WASHINGTON—A new national poll shows the majority of voters surveyed understand the importance of subjects like art and music in developing the imagination—which they believe is critical for children to acquire skills necessary to prosper in the future.    » read more »

December 3, 2007 -- WASHINGTON -- Black students are labeled mentally retarded three times as often as White students. Native American children receive special education labels and services at twice the rate of the general student population. And Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander students are under-identified for special education.

In a new report, Truth in Labeling: Disproportionality in Special Education, the National Education Association offers strategies to address the problem of mislabeling students.    » read more »

NEA design initiative receives $250,000 gift from Edward W. Rose III Family Fund