lower class sizes; give support to students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other disabilities; feed hungry students so they can learn; provide one-on-one tutoring; and make the cost of higher education and ...

Project 2025 is a sweeping policy document for a second Trump administration. Among its recommendations? An end to the federal government’s student loan programs, including Parent Plus loans, ...

In 2022-23, more state legislatures adopted new or expanded school voucher laws than in any previous year. This expansion occurred despite overwhelming evidence showing voucher programs strip funds ...

Between 2012 and 2024, the number of unionized faculty grew by 7.5 percent. During that same time, the number of grad-student employees in unions grew even faster, by 133 percent. A key issue for ...

Despite recent data showing a decrease in student use of e-cigarettes, too many students across the country vape daily. Vapes are extremely dangerous, and a cause for concern given their popularity ...

The New Hampshire state law had resulted in teachers self-censoring their lessons of any reference to race or gender, afraid to cross an invisible line in their classrooms. They didn't know what they ...

The national average public school teacher salary rose to $69,544 in 2022-23, a 4.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to the 2024 NEA Rankings and Estimates report. Adjusted for ...

Implicit bias can lead to students with disabilities to be misidentified and misplaced. Four key factors in special education have shown to harm students of color with disabilities at higher rates.

Skyrocketing rents and home prices in many school districts are preventing prospective teachers and school staff from taking or keeping jobs. While securing higher educator pay remains paramount, ...

About one-third of teachers nationally teach in one of the 18 states that have passed laws restricting instruction around so-called "divisive concepts," such as race, gender identity, and sexual ...

Since the enactment of universal school voucher programs, states are struggling with the programs’ cost and lack of transparency and accountability. Overwhelmingly, school vouchers are being used by ...

NEA has teamed up with a non-profit co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Yunus to provide free lesson plans. The program empowers teachers to educate the next generation about our environment ...