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Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…

Panelists talked about Benjamin Jones and Aaron Chatterji’s proposal to fund innovation and educational technology. It conducts rapid, low-cost evaluations of technologies and report the res…

Education professionals talked about proposals to raise high school graduation rates. Philip Oreopoulos began the discussion by outlining his research paper on the relationship between incre…

Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, talked about the strike by public school teachers in Chicago and similar problems facing other cities. Topics included the…

Dennis Van Roekel talked about the role of the teachers union in education reform.

Vice President Biden talked at the National Education Association conference about the importance of education and teachers. In his speech he criticized Mitt Romney and other Republicans for…

Dennis Van Roekel talked about federal education policy and financing. Topics included the deficit reduction committee, No Child Left Behind, statewide teacher layoffs, federal education pol…

First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss to a group of children. Then NEA President Dennis Van Roekel led them all in a reading o…

Radio talk show hosts Ed Schultz and Tom Joyner, and numerous actors and entertainers attended a rally titled “Heeding a call to Put America Back to Work and Pull America Back Together.” On…

Dennis Van Roekel talked about the future of public education in the U.S., and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Among the topics Mr. Van Roekel addressed were t…

Dennis Van Roekel talked about the National Education Association’s vision of public schools. Among the topics he addressed were improving teaching quality, funding during an economic recess…

The Close the Gap: Equality in Education Rally was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Various civil rights leaders and education reform…

On October 29, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on Economic Recovery, Job Creation and Investment in America. The committee heard testimony from Governors David Paterson (D-…

Reg Weaver delivered his keynote address at the annual meeting of the National Education Association. He spoke about his experience as an educator, the state of the education system, childho…

Dennis Van Roekel talked about education in the U.S., the presidential candidates stances on the issue, the NEA’s decision to endorse Barack Obama yesterday, and responded to telephone calls…