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 ...

The Trump administration’s plan to move special education out of the Department of Education threatens our progress in meeting the needs of vulnerable students. This year, we are marking the 50th ...

A growing number of educators believe equity and inclusion in the classroom begins with honoring—and therefore correctly pronouncing—students' names. Teachers will inevitably find some names hard to ...

Soon after ChatGPT launched in November 2022, some large school districts, concerned about student cheating, immediately blocked access. ChatGPT-generated work has left many teachers spending more ...

The teacher pay penalty is the gap between the weekly wages of teachers and college graduates working in other professions. A new report by the Economic Policy Institute finds that gap has more than ...

NEA supports the use of best practices and evidence-based inclusion strategies for every student with disabilities in the least restrictive environment and has recognized several steps that should be ...

Changes in starting salaries are representative of what is happening with teacher salaries across the board, and this decrease in inflation-adjusted pay could not have come at a worse time. Though ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new challenges for educators as learning in many school districts has transitioned from in-person instruction to distance learning models that include ...

According to a recent NEA member survey, a staggering 55 percent of educators say they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than planned. While fallout from the pandemic could be the ...

A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that suspensions, in most cases, are ineffective. Restorative justice approaches continue to show positive effect on school climate and in reducing ...

It's a golden age of nonfiction books for younger readers. Many students prefer reading nonfiction and should have more access to those books. Educators should offer fiction and nonfiction titles to ...

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 ...