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Facing Deep Cuts, One State Says ‘Enough is Enough’
By Cynthia McCabe Asked to do even more with even less — less funding, less staffing, less respect — Michigan educators said enough is enough last week. Their story is echoed across the country as...
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Laid-off Oklahoma Teacher to Congress: ‘Our Kids Need Your Help’
By Brian Washington Mitzi Ridinger, a teacher from Sallisaw, Okla., has joined the ranks of National Education Association members from Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina and California — who have all...
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Education Jobs Fund Passes Key Hurdle in House
By Cynthia McCabe From Wisconsin to Washington, political leaders this week called on the U.S. House and Senate to act now and authorize funding that will save hundreds of thousands of educators...
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NEA Members Get It Done! House Passes $10 Billion Jobs Bill
By Miguel Gonzalez and Cynthia McCabe The House of Representatives voted tonight to approve funding that will save an estimated 138,000 educator jobs. NEA members called Congress today by the hundreds,...
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Senate Clears Key Hurdle to Save Educator Jobs
By Cynthia McCabe and Sara Robertson This morning, the U.S. Senate voted to move forward on a bill that would save 138,000 educators’ jobs jeopardized by state budget cuts. By a vote of 61-38, senators...
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Bipartisan Call Heard: The House is Coming Back
By Cynthia McCabe In the tweet heard ’round the education world, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday afternoon answered a bipartisan call from Senate leaders to bring her members back to...
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Senate Votes to Save 161,000 Educators’ Jobs
By Cynthia McCabe, Miguel Gonzalez and Collin Berglund The U.S. Senate today approved much-needed funding that will save an estimated 161,000 educator jobs nationwide. By the hundreds of thousands, NEA...
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House Delivers Final Victory for Students and Educators!
By Cynthia McCabe They did it. By the hundreds of thousands, NEA members, coalition partners, parents and governors called, emailed and lobbied Congress, demanding they do right by the nation’s...
View ArticleEducators Greet Jobs Funding With Relief, Optimism
By Kevin Hart One day after the House passed and President Barack Obama signed a $10 billion education jobs fund projected to save 161,000 public school jobs, educators across the Internet are reacting...
View ArticlePoliticians Threaten Money Authorized to Rehire Educators
By Cynthia McCabe and Miguel Gonzalez Even though Congress flew back to Washington for an emergency vote and President Obama signed legislation speeding funds to states to stave off massive layoffs of...
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