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National Education Association Recommends Vice President Kamala Harris for President | NEA Nation’s students and educators need tireless advocate in the Oval Office

A-F grades for schools return next month after years of delay Schools have gone without the A-F state scoring system since before the pandemic, making comparisons difficult. New scores are coming anyway.

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let it enforce anti-discrimination rules for pregnant women in schools | CNN Politics The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce new anti-discrimination rules in schools, including protections for pregnant women and women who have had abortions.

Round Rock ISD to expand courses used to calculate class rankings Starting with the graduating class of 2028, which will begin high school this fall, Round Rock ISD students will be able to have a greater variety of courses count towards their rank in class.

Are You with Her? - Education Votes As Vice President, Kamala Harris has been a staunch advocate for public education. In the last three and a half years, the Biden-Harris administration expanded access to free school meals, invested in student mental health, alleviated educators’ student debt, and did everything possible to keep ou...

Texas judge orders sheriff, school district to release Uvalde school shooting records A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune had sued for access to the records.

Last summer, the House GOP majority attempted to drastically cut funding for public schools and decimate Title I in particular. Their efforts failed because a quarter million educators, parents, and allies spoke out against those cuts.

It’s time for round 2. Last week, the House GOP majority passed out of the Appropriations Committee another shortsighted, devastating plan to slash public education, calling for a 14 percent overall cut to education, a 25 percent cut to Title I, a 50 percent cut to Full-Service Community Schools, elimination of educator professional development funding and the English Language Learner program, and blocking efforts to help those receiving student debt relief.

Make no mistake, this bill, like last year’s will fail. But only if we raise our voices again.
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/oppose-extreme-gop-funding-bill-slashes-education-investments
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School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. They blew a hole in Arizona’s budget As Texas and other states look to Arizona as a potential model for school choice, some caution that expanding voucherlike programs could lead to significant...

Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started We are in a new wave of public school closures. Yours could be next, write Jessica Alcantara and Laura Petty.

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EPTA will host two informational lunches (7/22 and 7/23) on how to be an Association Representative (AR) if you are not one yet.

If you would like to attend one of our lunches, RSVP at bit.ly/EPTAARs Meals will be provided.

Why This Teacher Will No Longer Pay for the ‘Privilege' to Wear Jeans (Opinion) Getting to wear jeans occasionally at my school hardly seems worth the outlay, explains a teacher.

NEA Approves AI Guidance, But It’s Vital for Educators to Tread Carefully The nation's largest teachers' union approved policy recommendations for using AI in classrooms.

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After STAAR results, SAISD is standardizing its curriculum After "widespread underperformance" on the state's STAAR tests, San Antonio ISD plans to standardize its curriculum, but not until 2025-26.

NEA staff goes on strike; Biden cancels speech before group The National Education Association Staff Organizations (NEASO) announced Friday it is going on strike, prompting President Biden to cancel a planned speech before the NEA’s convention. The NE…

State Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.

The NEA Representative Assembly is now in session!

¡Si se puede! Necesitamos a todas las mujeres que enseñen que pueden.

Yes we can! We need all women to show us they can!!!