Tag: National Education Association

Recruitment & Retention

To Address Low Representation of Black Teachers, Experts Suggests Focusing on Retention

To discuss recommendations on ways to increase representation within the teaching workforce, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) hosted the second part of its series, “Structures for Success: Supporting, Developing and Retaining Black Male Educators” on Wednesday evening.

May 20, 2021

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Report: Teacher Salaries Increase While the Wage Gaps Dip

The national average salary for teachers has increased slightly over the past decade thanks to hard-fought education movements. The pay gap between teachers and other college-educated professionals also dropped after hitting a record high in 2018, according to an annual report released by the National Education Association. Then the pandemic hit, potentially reversing any progress made so far.

April 30, 2021

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New NAACP Youth Leader a Skilled Organizer

Tiffany Dena Loftin arrived this month as the NAACP’s new director of the Youth & College Division at a critical – even urgent – time when many young African-Americans are clamoring for ways to get involved in social justice movements to resist violence and oppression.

February 21, 2018

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House Democrats, Teachers Unions Rally Against Betsy DeVos Nomination

Casting her as the “antithesis” to public education, House Democrats — joined by the leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions — on Tuesday called for the Senate to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.

January 10, 2017

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NEA President Lily Eskelson García ‎Advocates Educational Equality for All

Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association has dedicated her career to making sure everyone has the same educational opportunities.

September 21, 2016