• In Kentucky, Training for Teachers Sought by Diverse Community Audience

  June 29, 2011 by Steve Snider

  The latest community outreach activity by the Jefferson County Teachers Association in Louisville, KY began when staff and leaders there decided members could benefit from new programs on the subject of diversity. For assistance, they turned to the National Education Association’s training…

• Priority Schools on the Agenda of NEA Convention

  June 21, 2011 by Steve Snider

  Thirty members of the Wyoming Education Association will begin making their way to Chicago next week, joining more than 9,000 colleagues and fellow NEA members  at the 149th Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly (RA) to collaborate on critical issues in public education, including priority schools. Kathryn…

• Member-Led Reform Rewriting the Anti-Union Narrative

  February 24, 2011 by Steve Snider

  At the same time educators in several states face legislation to strip their right to bargain with school districts on most issues, teachers and support professionals in those states and across the country have entered a new era of collaborative…

• NEA Student Program Connected to Priority Schools

  November 10, 2010 by Steve Snider

  Priority schools are a natural focus of attention for NEA student members, and Tommie Leaders wants to make sure the word gets out. Leaders is the 2010-2012 NEA Student Program Chairperson and he says extending the student program’s famous community…

• Historic Change at Stake in Seattle

  August 26, 2010 by Steve Snider

  Negotiations continue in Seattle between the Seattle Education Association and the school district. Negotiations continue today (Thursday) according to a post last night: “Much progress has been made at the negotiation table this week. As you know, Monday was added this week…

• Evaluation: The Road Beyond Union Bashing in LA

  August 23, 2010 by Steve Snider

  By Steve Snider Recent reporting in the Los Angeles Times linking standardized test scores to individual teachers and threatening to label thousands of teachers by name as “effective or “ineffective” based on the scores, has ignited debate far and wide. NEA President Dennis Van…