Featured Affiliate Resources
Student-Centered Advocacy Grant Opportunity
Deadline: October 15, 2017 We are pleased to announce that NEA’s Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy Department (CBMA) is now accepting applications for its 2017-2018 Student-Centered Advocacy Grants. Grants will be awarded to affiliates to design and implement student-centered initiatives …
Once a Union is Formed
Negotiating a Contract Once the company recognizes the union (via card check) or the union wins an NLRB election, the company and union must negotiate a contract which spells out terms of employment for those workers eligible for the contract. …
Featured Professional Resources
The Role of Education Support Professionals in Creating a School Climate for Grieving Students (webinar)
The loss of someone close to children may have a significant impact on their psychological adjustment, academic achievement, and personal development. This webinar will discuss how children come to understand and adjust to a loss and offer practical suggestions on how education support professionals can create a school climate where children are able to talk about their loss and receive needed support.
Educational Support Professionals: Supporting Students Suffering From the Absence of their Parents (webinar)
This webinar will discuss how children come to understand and adjust to real and ambiguous losses and offer practical suggestions on how education support professionals can create a school climate where children are able to talk about their losses and receive needed support.
Educational Support Professionals: Supporting Students at Times of Crisis (webinar)
Crisis is common in the lives of students, whether due to a crisis involving a student’s individual family or one that affects the entire school community. The presentation will provide practical suggestions on how to identify common adjustment difficulties in children in the aftermath of a crisis and to promote effective coping strategies to reduce the impact of the crisis.
Featured Scholarships and Awards
Jack Kinnaman Scholarship
The NEA-Retired Jack Kinnaman Memorial Scholarship will offset the tuition of an NEA student member. It was created in memory of an education advocate and longtime NEA member, Jack Kinnaman, Vice President and former Advisory Council member of the NEA-Retired. …
