Retired Educators Still Fighting for Public Schools
By Edward Graham
All across the country, retired teachers and educators are continuing to take a stand for public education and their active colleagues. Nowhere is this more evident than in the work of statewide retired education associations, where retirees play an active and important role in supporting students, teachers, and future educators.
There are retired National Education Association affiliates in all 50 states. These retired associations work hand-in-hand with the active teachers’ state and local associations to ensure that the collective interests of all teachers—current and former—are protected.
“Many of our retired affiliates are working to support the legislative program of their active affiliate while fighting to protect the retirement security issues that many active members will enjoy when they retire,” says Todd Crenshaw, the NEA’s Retiree Director.
Nationally, the NEA has been able to mobilize many retired teachers to support both their interests, and the common interest of ensuring successful schools for students and educators alike.
A critical component of this mission is to engage retired educators to become activists for change. That’s th
All across the country, retired teachers and educators are continuing to take a stand for public education and their active colleagues. Nowhere is this more evident than in the work of statewide retired education associations, where retirees play an active and important role in supporting students, teachers, and future educators.
There are retired National Education Association affiliates in all 50 states. These retired associations work hand-in-hand with the active teachers’ state and local associations to ensure that the collective interests of all teachers—current and former—are protected.
“Many of our retired affiliates are working to support the legislative program of their active affiliate while fighting to protect the retirement security issues that many active members will enjoy when they retire,” says Todd Crenshaw, the NEA’s Retiree Director.
Nationally, the NEA has been able to mobilize many retired teachers to support both their interests, and the common interest of ensuring successful schools for students and educators alike.
A critical component of this mission is to engage retired educators to become activists for change. That’s th
