Advocates for you and your career

We're in the business of advocating for you and your career. When you join the National Education Association, you'll immediately have access to advocates and programs to help you reach your professional and financial goals. You'll automatically be protected with professional liability insurance. But that's just the beginning. Take a look at the multitude of other valuable programs and services that membership will bring you.

Promotes excellence in education through:

• Professional advice, training and other assistance related to current issues of instructional quality such as teacher evaluation, teacher mentoring and benchmark tests and high school qualifying exams
• For Education Support Professionals (ESPs), professional advice, training and other assistance related to current issues such as evaluations and job descriptions, combating privatization, contracting out, pay equity and inclusion of special needs students
• Employee-determined career development and training opportunities

Secures professional wages and benefits through:

• Advocating for professional pay for teachers
• Advocating for living wage for ESPs
• Professional, experienced staff to assist in collective bargaining matters, ranging from research to member organizing to public relations
• Training in the complete range of bargaining skills
• Top-notch lobbyists fighting for you in the halls of Congress, your state legislature and your school board

Protects your career through:

• Professional, experienced staff advocates to advise and/or represent employees in employment-related matters
• Educators Employment Liability Insurance of up to $1 million with an aggregate of $3 million per occurrence. Check with your state affiliate because some have purchased even higher levels of coverage.
• Kate Frank/DuShane Unified Legal Services Program

Builds community support through:

• Year-round, comprehensive campaigns to communicate our messages using both news media and advertising
• Building coalitions among school employees, parents and the public on key issues such as school safety

Lobbies for funding and other decisions that affect our schools

• Impact on legislative funding and other decisions that affect our schools
• Year-round promotion of increased, sufficient and sustained funding for K-12 public schools and higher education institutions
• Professional lobbying to inform and influence legislators and other decision makers about education employees' interests and priorities

Other member services include:

• Discounts through NEA Member Benefits for a wide range of services, including insurance programs, investment opportunities, credit cards, loans and publications
• Attorney Referral Program for reduced charges on personal legal matters
• Publications geared to your interest and career