"Team NEA -- Commitment. Courage. Power." The theme of the 87th Representative Assembly in Washington, DC is a commitment to move the issue concerns of our 3.2 million members front and center in this critical election year. We also celebrate the courage of educators, from a teacher in space to work across the country to close the achievement gaps and strengthen the professional status of our 3.2 million members.

Education associations around the country make compelling media, including the current California Teachers Association campaign to get legislators to set aside partisanship and fund education. See and hear more at cta.org.

Every year NEA honors those who defend human and civil rights. The program began as an activity of the American Teachers Association and in 1966, when the ATA merged with the NEA, the organizations agreed NEA would continue to sponsor the Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner. The event brings together champions whose leadership is documented in unique videos produced by NEA's award-winning staff.