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Legislative Action Center

Legislative Action Center

In Support of Common Issues and Public Education


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  • Testimony of NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, before the United States Senate Health Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee on ESEA Reauthorization:  The Importance Of A World-Class K-12 Education For America’s Economic Success.
  • The House of Representatives has passed the Jobs for Main Street Act, which includes an Education Jobs Fund that will help states retain or create an estimated 250,000 education jobs over the next two years and funds for school construction, renovation and modernization. See how your Representative voted on the Jobs for Main Street Act.  Tell the Senate to include funding for education in a jobs package.
  • Penalties for Public Service Video

    See for yourself how unfair laws threaten the retirement security of educators. Women are disproportionately impacted. Tell Congress to support the Social Security Fairness Act and repeal laws that discourage qualified educators from the profession.
  • Representatives Titus (D-NV) and Woolsey (D-CA) in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill (H.R. 2377) to create National Classified School Employees of the Year awards.  These awards would recognize the essential services that education support professionals – including paraeducators, clerical assistants, school bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, technicians, custodians, school nurses, and security professionals – provide to America’s public schools and institutions of higher education.  NEA is pushing for immediate House passage of this bill – but we need to show a lot of support among Members of Congress, particularly among Republicans, in order for House leaders to move the bill.  See if your Representative is a cosponsor.  Contact your Representative and urge him/her to support national classified school employees of the year awards.

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See where NEA stands on ESEA/NCLB legislation in the 111th Congress

Read Great Public Schools for Every Child by 2020, NEA's proposal to revitalize the partnership between federal, state, and local leaders.

What's your state's share of the federal education budget? Find out in our education funding charts.

NEA's new Federal Policy Guide for the 111th Congress provides a comprehensive set of recommendations about federal education policy on a host of issues, ranging from early childhood education to higher education.


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Issues for the 111th Congress 

NEA Letters to Congress


  • Help us track the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. How is it affecting your job? Is your school getting overdue repairs and/or new staff members? Share your stories of what the bill will mean to you, your school, and your community.