| Organization's Mission Statement: The National Education Association was founded in 1857 to "elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching and to promote the cause of education in the United States." A leader in school reform, the Association has invested more than $100 million in public education improvements since 1983, the year of the watershed status report on American education, A Nation at Risk. NEA believes every child in America, regardless of family income or place of residence, deserves and needs a quality education. And a quality education begins with a quality teacher in every classroom.
NEA is the nation's largest professional employee organization. Its 2.6 million members include elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, educational support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, and college students preparing to teach.
NEA has 51 state-level affiliates: 50 state associations and the Federal Education Association. NEA's more than 14,000 local affiliates include some 800 higher education affiliates.
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