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RAA 2019-2020 Calendar & Poster

Order Your Read Across America Calendars The new RAA planning calendar is out and any NEA member can request up to five copies, while supplies last, by visiting the Read Across America online store at this link.

New Read Across America Logo

NEA no longer has a licensing agreement with Dr. Seuss Enterprises. As a result, NEA affiliates and members may no longer use the old RAA logo (with Cat in the Hat leaning over U.S. map) and the official mascot suits provided by Costume Specialties. Affiliates and members may still conduct Seuss-themed events and use Seuss-related

COpilot Sale Ends Wednesday

CEA COpilot is offering a one-time promotion where members can enroll in select classes at 50% off. This enrollment sale lasts through Wed., Aug. 28 for the classes listed below: Gifted and Talented: A Primer for Student Success Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk That Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understandings Launch Into Design Thinking Using iMovie

A Back to School Uplifting Message

A 6-year-old designed a custom t-shirt for his first day of school and it’s seriously the best Because we should all go back to school with a smile… First-grader Blake Rajahn got to choose a personalized t-shirt for his first day back to school in Georgia. His amazing choice went viral and is even helping

Driving Educators Out of the Profession

Policymakers may extol the virtues of teaching, yet they will ignore the voices of teachers in their decisions, says a writer in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “They are underrepresented, if represented at all, on state commissions considering education reform; they earn warm greetings when they speak to pending legislation, but their views seldom shape the

National Teacher Day – May 7, 2019

Teachers change the lives of millions of children every day, and their work and impact extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom—“Out of This World.” #ThankATeacher    

Teacher Appreciation Week 2019 and #ThankATeacher

May 6 – 10.   Let’s show our thanks and gratitude to these stellar educators. Blast off with us during PTA Teacher Appreciation Week to #ThankATeacher for all that they do to help our children reach for the stars.

CEA Delegate Assembly and Annual Meeting

Delegate Assembly is CEA’s official policy-making body which meets once a year for CEA’s Annual Meeting.  Westminster was represented by 4 WEA members .   Rosie Jaramillo – President Pam Keel – New BOD member Lana Cooper – ESP Vice President Fran Groff-Gonzales – Licensed Vice President    

U.S. Congress Votes to Create National ESP Award

Thanks to the advocacy of NEA’s members and board of directors, the Senate joined the House in voting to create a national award for Education Support Professionals. Support was overwhelming in both chambers: the vote was unanimous in the Senate and 387-19 in the House. The measure directs the Secretary of Education to establish the

Why We Stay: What Motivates Educators To Step Into (and Remain) in the Classroom

It’s a well-known fact that many public school teachers enter the profession only to leave a short time later. The U.S. Census Bureau says teachers are leaving the profession at a rate that has continued to climb for the past three years. First-grade teacher Michelle Usher stays. Currently in her eleventh year of teaching, Usher

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