On behalf of the National Education Association, whose 3 million members educate and support students in public schools across America and in schools on stateside and overseas military bases, I urge ...

Despite overwhelming evidence that they drain funds from public schools, harm student achievement, and lack any oversight or accountability, universal voucher laws are proliferating. Marketed as a way ...

NEA Higher Ed members are sitting on mountains of data that they assembled through federally funded research but are now cut off before sharing the findings that U.S. taxpayers paid for. Their topics ...

Many school districts are still struggling with staff shortages and more educators are feeling burned out and demoralized. Higher pay always helps with teacher retention, but improving working ...

lower class sizes; give support to students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other disabilities; feed hungry students so they can learn; provide one-on-one tutoring; and make the cost of higher education and ...

The Trump administration has cut federal research funds to public universities. These researchers are studying everything from Alzheimer's to artificial intelligence. Their findings affect the health ...

On election day, voters in Nebraska, Colorado, and Kentucky delivered a stunning rebuke to school vouchers. A diverse coalition of educators, parents, and community members in each state mobilized to ...

Despite recent data showing a decrease in student use of e-cigarettes, too many students across the country vape daily. Vapes are extremely dangerous, and a cause for concern given their popularity ...

Between 2012 and 2024, the number of unionized faculty grew by 7.5 percent. During that same time, the number of grad-student employees in unions grew even faster, by 133 percent. A key issue for ...

Skyrocketing rents and home prices in many school districts are preventing prospective teachers and school staff from taking or keeping jobs. While securing higher educator pay remains paramount, ...

Designed by and for education support professionals (ESPs), each of these 8 courses is focused on a single standard in the NEA ESP Professional Growth Continuum. These standards outline a shared, ...

Faculty, staff, and students have roughly equivalent rates of depression, anxiety, and stress. In-house, on-campus mental-health supports are key to assisting employees, but they're not everything.