Greetings! Save the date! NEA-Retired tele-town hall on June 8.
A message from NEA President Lily Esklelsen Garcia
Please join me for an important national call to discuss how retired educators can assist in demanding change as association locals and school districts gear up to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
ESSA, the new federal law that replaced No Child Left Behind, represents a massive opportunity to ensure academic success for each and every student.
As a retired educator, you are uniquely equipped - and are critical - to ensuring ESSA implementation actually leads to student success.
Here are the details:
ESSA Implementation: Getting retirees involved Wed., June 8 | 5 p.m. (CST)
Expect a call reminding you about the event on Tue., June 7. On the day of the event, Wed., June 8, you will receive the call from me that will automatically connect you with thousands of retired educators from across the country.
This year our focus will be on “Growing the Political Advocacy of IEA-Retired”. Our sessions will begin on Tue., July 26 at noon, and will conclude in time for the lunch and Organizational Priority Summit on Wed. afternoon. We have room for forty IEA-Retired activists to attend these sessions at a discounted rate, made possible by our NEA-Retired grant. If interested, email or call Kim Riley (309-662-5359) today!
We hope to see you at SLA!
IEA-Retired member recently interviewed by national website
Former IEA President and current IEA Council of Retirees member, Bob Haisman, was recently interviewed by the DailyKos.com – a national website. He has spent nearly his entire lifetime working for Democratic causes and candidates. In the interview, he shares his insight and wisdom as a former social studies teacher and union activist.
