ICYMI Lily's Blackboard - Catch Up with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García

Lily's Blackboard - Updates from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García:

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Catch Up with NEA President Lily Eskelsen García

ABC-WJLA: Celebrating Read Across America

by Lily's Blackboard / 54min

We had a huge reading party at NEA. Joining use were several of the nation’s leading literacy organizations including Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and First Book along with actor, author and literacy advocate LeVar Burton and 12-year-old Marley Dias, an advocate for diversity in literature who founded #1000BlackGirlBooks. Check out this video: (You can skip the first few seconds :)

Las Cruces Sun-News: Q&A with Lily

by Lily's Blackboard / 1h

Las Cruces Sun-News sat down with Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, when she visited Las Cruces Thursday for a ribbon-cutting at Lynn Middle School, the city’s first community school. Garcia spoke about why she feels community schools are important and the role they play in supporting students and their families. Read the interview here .

KRWG: Repealing the ACA is not healthy for our students

by Lily's Blackboard / 1h

Repealing the ACA will harm our students and their families by forcing cuts to critical programs. Mental health care, vision and hearing screenings, diabetes and asthma management are just some of what school children stand to lose. We will continue to defend the ACA and Medicaid, our country’s health care safety nets, and quality, affordable coverage for children and working families. It’s time

Calling New Educators

Nobody gets what you’re going through quite like your fellow educators, which is why we created why we created a new online hub just for you! More…

ABC-WJLA: Celebrating Read Across America

NEA’s Read Across America has continued to generate enthusiasm for reading nationwide, always emphasizing the importance of motivating children to read. More…

Las Cruces Sun-News: Q&A with Lily

Lily spoke about why she feels community schools are important and the role they play in supporting students and their families. More…

KRWG: Repealing the ACA is not healthy for our students

Repealing the ACA will harm our students and their families by forcing cuts to critical programs. Mental health care, vision and hearing screenings, diabetes and asthma management are just some of what school children stand to lose. More…

Rural America: If you shut down schools, you destroy a town

Rural schools face significant challenges when it comes to making sure all students have the support, tools and opportunity for a well-rounded education that helps them discover their talents and passions. More…

Bye, bye food pyramid, did you even know it was gone?

For decades, the food pyramid was our basic guide for healthy eating until it was replaced with…what? More…

How well do you know NEA’s Read Across America?

It’s been 20 years, how much do you know about this wonderful program which brings the joy of reading to millions of kids? (of all ages :) More…

Affordable summer camps are as rare as unicorns

It’s the annual hunt for summer camps—especially affordable summer camps, rare as unicorns. Which is to say, they’re just about nonexistent. More…

This is a provocative, revealing movie you must see

If you are committed to shutting down the school-to-prison pipeline, “13th” is a must-see documentary. More…

Betsy DeVos called me. I sent her this letter

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called me the other day saying we should talk. I still have questions. I sent her this letter. More…

Lily's Blackboard - Updates from NEA President Lily Eskelsen García: