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National Education Association
Group Identity
The National Education Association (NEA) was formed in 1857 and is dedicated to championing the rights of both educators and children. It has been a part of integration, the Civil Rights movement, equal opportunity education, and the rights of teachers for over 150 years. After 1966 the National Education Association and American Teachers Association merged to form a more cohesive and powerful body. Each state has a branch of the NEA that regularly does lobby work to legislators for the resources schools need and to push for higher standards in the teaching profession. The NEA's programs and services may be accessed at http://www.nea.org. There are currently five forms of membership, from Students to Retired. Anyone actively involved in the American Education System, as well as several distance and online institutions, may join the NEA, although professional certification is required for certain membership tiers.
Goals
The NEA sees itself as the voice for education professionals with the values and trust provided by members to represent a fundamental...
The vision is simple: a great public school for every student. The NEA does this by advocating educational professionals to unite with one voice to define: equal opportunity, a just society, democracy in education and life, professionalism, partnership with communities, and collective action. The NEA is passionate about the need for every student, regardless of family income, place of residence, ethnicity, or diverse needs, to have a place for quality and robust education.
Demographics
The NEA is made up of a wide-variety of professionals, typically from age of 18 to retirement. There are seven major demographic categories:
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References
National Education Association. (2012). Main Website. Retrieved from:
http://www.nea.org/home/1594.htm
Moe, T. (2011). Special Interest -- Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools. Retrieved From: Brookings Institution Press. http://www.brookings.edu/press/Books/2011/specialinterest.aspx
Lobbying does not have a particularly positive image in the United States, mainly because of its association with large banks and corporations, and subverting the legislative and regulatory process in favor of big business against the public interest. Lobbyists spent over a billion dollars a year at the federal level, which was more than money spent on campaign contributions. In 2009, the energy industry spent $450 million lobbying Congress and
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