Omnibus Budget Bill Makes Students and Public Schools Top Priorities
Passing a budget bill is difficult. However, congressional leaders managed to approve a spending bill earlier this week, despite the strict financial demands issued by the Bush administration. NEA President Reg Weaver praised lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a bill that makes public education and children top priorities

Teacher Salary Lags Behind Inflation
Despite the value of education to Americans, the National Education Association published figures today showing that investments in America's public schools remain stagnant, as the average increase in teacher salary continues to trail behind the rate of inflation for 2005-06. No state has achieved adequate and equitable funding despite years of court cases and education reform proposals

NEA President Reg Weaver Encouraged by Move Toward Better NCLB Accountability Model
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it is allowing more states to apply for a pilot program called a "growth model" to measure student progress under the accountability system of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Growth models are a more effective measure of student achievement than the existing adequate yearly progress system, which measures the percentage of students who score at the proficient level solely on the day of the test. The current "snapshot" model measures this year's third graders against future third graders, as opposed to measuring improvements in individual student learning

NEA Underscores Importance of Closing Achievement Gaps in Preparing Students for Global Economy
[2007/12/04] The results of the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) were released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United States again rates in the lower half of 57 other participating countries and scored below average in student achievement. PISA surveys the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in science, math and reading. Students from 30 OECD member countries and 27 additional countries and jurisdictions participated in the 2006 PISA

La Autora de "Harry Potter" Regresa al Colegio
El pueblo ha votado. La celebridad que a América le gustaría más tener como educadora suplente por un día es J. K. Rowling, creadora de la serie de fantasía "Harry Potter."