National Education Association | NEA
NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform ...
Code of Ethics for Educators | NEA
Sep 14, 2020 · 1. Shall not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of learning. 2. Shall not unreasonably deny the student's access to varying points of view. 3. Shall not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter relevant to the student's progress. 4.
Teacher Appreciation Week | NEA - National Education Association
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week and show public school educators just how much we support, respect, and admire them, by sharing a story of an extraordinary educator, a terrific teacher, or a committed colleague who gives their best to their students every day. Submit a story! Educators, you are leading the way.
History of Standardized Testing in the United States | NEA
Jun 25, 2020 · Stanford Professor Lewis Terman marks the beginning of large-scale individual intelligence testing in characteristics of the Binet-Simon tradition. The National Education Association endorses the kind of standardized testing that Rice had been urging for two decades. The timing was exquisite: on one front, there was the “push” of new ...
Read Across America | NEA - National Education Association
Put reading to kids on your calendar all year round. Take NEA's Read Across America Diverse Books Challenge and help kids of all ages discover their own voices as they learn from the stories of others.”. —Marley Dias, Read Across America Ambassador 2021-23, and Founder, #1000BlackGirlBooks. Post this Take the challenge.
Conferences & Events | NEA - National Education Association
National Leadership Summit. NEA's annual National Leadership Summit helps to develop activist leaders and prepare them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to lead relevant, thriving associations and to lead in their professions. Our unified, strategic, and interdisciplinary approach to leadership development reinforces and ...
NEA Today | NEA
5 days ago · The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities ...
The History of NEA | NEA - National Education Association
May 26, 2021 · The Birth of NEA (1857-1865) On a summer afternoon in 1857, 43 educators gathered in Philadelphia, answering a national call to unite as one voice in the cause of public education. At the time, learning to read and write was a luxury for most children—and for many children of color, it was actually a crime.
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Grants & Funding | NEA - National Education Association
NEA Centers have awarded millions of dollars to members and state and local affiliates for innovative projects, and created a grant finder to allow educators identify federal funding opportunities. Browse our guides to federal education grants by …