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The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. [2] It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities , retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.
The National Education Association of the United States Committee on Secondary School Studies known as the NEA Committee of Ten was a working group of educators that convened in 1892. They were charged with taking stock of current practices in American high schools and making recommendations for future practice.
"The members of the National Education Association — 3 million strong — are so excited and ready for Vice President Kamala Harris to be president of the United States," Pringle said. "She has ...
Before becoming NEA President, Pringle served on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, [8] the NEA Board of Directors, NEA’s Executive Committee, as NEA secretary treasurer, and as NEA vice-president. [10] She has been vocal in the effort to limit federal testing requirements.
In the early 1970s, the National Education Association transformed from a professional association to a labor union and offered its endorsement to a presidential candidate who would support a ...
President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union's staff announced a strike and set up picket lines Friday.
As NEA President, Van Roekel has been a vocal supporter of the broader union movement. He gave a speech calling for unity at a meeting in January 2009 with the leaders of the AFL-CIO and the breakaway Change to Win; The New York Times called his attendance at that meeting "somewhat surprising" since the NEA has been more independent in the past. [3]
The National Education Association, with 3 million members, backed the Democratic president in his 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns. Biden, whose wife, Jill Biden, is a teacher and NEA member ...