June 20, 2010

Hooray!!!

School is out, have a great summer, you deserve it!

NEWS:

The June 3rd MEA Frontline can be viewed by clicking here.

"Taking Charge of your Future" pre retirement seminar sponsored by WEA-Retired and Pilchuck UniServ Council, June 23rd and 24th. Click here for more information.

ESEA Reauthorization: A Blueprint for Change

NEA has sent an urgent request for contacts to Congress on ESEA reauthorization.  Please call or email your congressional delegation asking them to hold off supporting President Obama’s ESEA Blueprint and please fill out a survey for NEA President Van Roekel.
 
Send a clear message to Congress that we do not support this blueprint.  NEA wants lots of grassroots volume to ensure that Congress hears us.
Fill out this survey so President Van Roekel can deliver NEA members’ wishes and ideas to Congress on what the new ESEA should contain.
 
TALKING POINTS:

• We cannot support the Blueprint at this time.  We are disappointed by this first effort by the Administration to rectify the considerable problems in current federal education law.  We urge Members of Congress not to rush to support it.
• We are sharing the blueprint with our members so their voices are heard.  We intend to engage in a productive dialogue to meet the needs of students, educators and public schools.
• We hope Members of Congress will work with us to ensure that educators’ voices – those who work on the front-lines every day and know what really works for students -- are reflected in the House and Senate bills.  By working together, we are confident that we can come up with a better solution for students.

Contact your legislator This page has been updated recently (3/17/10).

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