World Teachers' Day

Teachers Matter!

World Teachers' Day provides the opportunity to draw public attention to the role of teachers worldwide and their importance in the classroom and society.

What Is World Teachers' Day?

Each year on October 5, Education International launches a public awareness campaign to highlight the contributions of the teaching profession. The 2008 World Teachers' Day theme is Teachers Matter!

As a founding member of Education International , NEA works with 394 education unions from almost 171 countries to promote every child's right to a quality public education and to advocate for human and trade union rights within the profession.

Quality Teachers for Quality Education:  We must provide teachers and education support professionals with tools and resources to get the job done.

What's NEA doing? Internationally, NEA supports a training leadership program for union leaders in the Asia-Pacific Region and Congo-Brazzaville in Africa.

Domestically, NEA  supports the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' vision of accomplished practice, operating a network of 30 state organizations that provide support to teachers seeking National Board Certification and producing nationally acclaimed materials that encourage and support teacher participation. Learn more about NEA's committment to improve Teacher Quality in the classroom .