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What I’ve Learned: Keeping History Class CreativeBy Cindy Long Educators may spend their careers preparing lessons, but often the most memorable are those they learn themselves. With that in mind, NEA Today asked school staff – everyone from classroom teachers and bus drivers to guidance counselors and school nurses – to share the everyday lessons they’ve picked up along the way in a... [Read more]
Fighting Budget Cuts, North Carolina Educators Dig In For the Long HaulBy Brenda Álvarez Schools may still be out for the summer in North Carolina, but thousands of educators in the Tar Heel State have spent much of July and August rallying in opposition to devastating cuts to public education. Teachers, support staff, parents, and school administrators have come out in droves in massive public protests, and many have... [Read more]
Overhaul of Professional Development Critical to Student Success, Report SaysBy Tim Walker Is the world of education seeing a resurgence of respect for the much-maligned term, “professional development”? Can it shake off its reputation for dreaded, episodic, daylong workshops that fail to connect to anything relevant in a teacher’s classroom? Maybe, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), but... [Read more]
Educators Say Enough is Enough, Let’s Organize!By Amy Jordan What can you do when you feel like high-stakes testing is ruining education for your students? What can you do when you feel like your voice as an educator isn’t being heard by those responsible for making all the decisions about public education? The answer is ORGANIZE! That’s what 40 educators from seven states learned over four... [Read more]