My friends would think I was trying to be one of the cool kids poring over the sports news these past few days. They know I’m never really sure which teams are in the Super Bowl each year. Professional sports and I are not well-acquainted. But as I’ve found myself…

I recently asked you to open your hearts to the sisters and brothers of NEA in Texas who were in Hurricane Harvey’s path. Not only do the members of NEA do all we can to protect our students and provide them with the opportunities they deserve; we also reach out…

As educators and NEA members, defending DACA is personal. This is about our students and our colleagues. This is about Texas teacher María Dominguez. She has a master’s degree, she is a certified teacher, she is educating the next generation of Americans. This is about Beni, who is getting his…

It’s time to pack away your pool noodles, dry your swimsuits, speed-read the rest of your beach reads, and pull out your sales fliers. We’re going back to school. Last year, back-to-school shoppers spent over $75 billion, making this time of year the nation’s second-busiest shopping season, and parents, teachers…

I am struck by the pictures I’ve seen on the news. I am struck by the faces I see lit by the torches of hate the night before a young woman’s life was taken in an act of terror. They are young faces. They are not our country’s past. They…

This summer marks the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the result of decades of advocacy by people across the nation. This historic law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in places of employment, federal and local government programs (including public schools), and in providing goods and…

I’m an Army Brat and proud of it. My dad escaped the poverty of a sharecropper’s life in Mississippi at the age of 16, fudged on his age and joined the military. It meant a better life for him and being able to provide for his wife and six children…

Students who are victims of sexual assault or harassment are often afraid they won’t be believed or taken seriously, and terrified they’ll be victimized in a different way by people who refuse to investigate their claims and even insinuate that they “asked for it” based on what they wore, said…

One of my favorite things to do on a warm summer evening is sit back and have a big bowl of butter pecan ice cream with chocolate sauce while I read NEA Today. And thanks to our 40th president, we all have the excuse to eat as much ice cream…