“We will use all the tools at our disposal—congressional action, legal action, and collective action—to stop the politicians and billionaires who want to defund our public schools.”

—NEA President Becky Pringle, calling on members to get involved in pushing back against the Trump administration’s attacks on public education. NEA is signed on to two federal lawsuits: one challenging the executive order aiming to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and another seeking to invalidate unlawful attacks on education equity.

Read more and stay up-to-date on advocacy by NEA and NEA members across the country at nea.org/protect.

“If you want to see retired teachers speaking up, let me tell you!”

—Jo Bird, a retired Zeeland educator and president of the Lakeshore MEA-Retired chapter, on her local members turning out again and again to pressure their Congressman, Bill Huizenga, to hold a Town Hall.

Read more about MEA members who are showing up and raising their voices in various ways at mea.org/protect.