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The Trump administration has cut federal research funds to public universities. These researchers are studying everything from Alzheimer's to artificial intelligence. Their findings affect the health ...
Being a 21st-century educator is a tall order. In my 15 years in the classroom, my most important “helpers” are technology, movement, and networking. Here’s why.
See how much funding public schools in your congressional district get from the federal government and how the programs help students.
How educators are respected in relation to other professions can be a key marker in determining their overall status in an individual country. In China and Malaysia, the teaching profession is often ...
As they gain a foothold in more states, school vouchers will drain resources from public schools in rural America and the communities they serve.
Despite overwhelming evidence that they drain funds from public schools, harm student achievement, and lack any oversight or accountability, universal voucher laws are proliferating. Marketed as a way ...
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 ...
The 2025 NEA Faculty Pay Report shows a small uptick in faculty purchasing power, but it still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
Congress passed Trump's megabill with $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, shrinking the program that tens of millions of families rely on for healthcare—all in the name of tax breaks for the wealthy.
NEA's Teacher Salary Benchmark Report provides information from nearly 12,000 local school districts on starting teacher salaries and salaries at other points of the teaching career continuum.
Manufactured outrages designed to divide educators and parents for political gain didn't work in 2022, a recent NEA survey found. Instead, midterm voters were focused on school safety, the educator ...
As you discuss the impact of funding cuts on individuals, especially students with disabilities and lower-income families, you will want to f ocus on cuts to programs like Pell Grants and Two- and ...