NEA RA: It is frequently an out-of-body experience.
Teacher activist Jose Lara and NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia.
Sitting in the giant meeting hall that holds the NEA Representative Assembly, it often has an out-of-body experience feel about it.
One day we can pass a major initiative against institutional racism unanimously and with no debate.
The next day we can debate for two hours whether the Confederate flag and statues of Jefferson Davis are symbols of racism that should be removed from the public square.
Then today the NEA RA awarded my friend Jose Lara for his social justice activism.
NEA awarded the Social Justice Activist Award to Jose Lara, a social studies teacher at Santee Education Complex High School in Los Angeles, for his work in educational justice. The award was presented on Sunday, July 5 at NEA’s Representative Assembly in Orlando.
The award is given to an NEA member who demonstrates the ability to lead, organize and engage educators, parents, and the community to advocate on social justice issues that impact the lives of students, fellow educators, and the NEA RA: It is frequently an out-of-body experience. | Fred Klonsky:
