At the recent NEA 2025 Representative Assembly, a recommendation was sent to the Executive Committee that NEA not partner with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). As the NEA does not currently have a ...

When the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was enacted, Congress committed to fund 40 percent of the average per pupil cost for special education. A half-century later, students who ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just last week, Trump called the Department of Education a “con job” and said he wants McMahon to “put herself out of a job.” The nominee seems prepared to do just that, at tremendous cost to our ...

As you discuss the impact of funding cuts on individuals, especially students with disabilities and lower-income families, you will want to focus on cuts to programs like Pell Grants and Two- and Four ...

Donald Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, is unqualified and has an agenda to privatize public education—much like Betsy DeVos before her. McMahon intends to expand voucher ...

In 2022-23, more state legislatures adopted new or expanded school voucher laws than in any previous year. This expansion occurred despite overwhelming evidence showing voucher programs strip funds ...

Artificial intelligence isn’t just knocking on the door of education; it’s already here, reshaping the landscape of classrooms and campuses across the nation. In a groundbreaking move, NEA members ...

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, ...