News Releases and Statements -- 2003

• December 19, 2003 Local Schools To Benefit from National Grants
• December 12, 2003 Tommy O'Briant Freeman, II Receives The NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence
• December 10, 2003 Hats Off for Dr. Seuss!
• December 10, 2003 Statement from NEA President Reg Weaver about New Regulations for Special Needs Students Under "No Child Left Behind"
• December 3, 2003 NEA Successfully Challenges Colorado Voucher Law
• November 24, 2003 NEA Supports Education Civil Rights Bill
• November 19, 2003 Statement by NEA Vice President Dennis Van Roekel on Medicare Agreement
• November 18, 2003 NEA Praises Senate Rejection of Vouchers
• November 3, 2003 To Celebrate Native American Heritage Month NEA Releases Recommended Reading List
• October 20, 2003 "Books Your Kids Will Talk About"
• October 8, 2003 NEA Urges Accurate Health Education
• October 1, 2003 NEA Members Speak Out on Education Law
• September 17, 2003 NEA President Reg Weaver Applauds "Graduation for All"
• September 10, 2003 NEA: Misplaced Priorities and Political Tactics Steal DC Voucher Vote
• September 10, 2003 NEA Supports Proposals to Improve 'No Child Left Behind'
• August 27, 2003 Despite Long Hours, Low Pay, Teachers Love Their Profession
• July 31, 2003 NEA Seeks Release of Education Department Documents
• July 6, 2003 NEA Annual Meeting Takes Aim at 'No Child Left Behind' Flaws
• July 4, 2003 Oklahoma Teacher Wins Position on NEA Executive Committee
• July 4, 2003 NEA Delegates Call for Universal Pre-K and Full-Day Kindergarten
• July 4, 2003 NEA Elects Utah Teacher as Secretary-Treasurer
• July 3, 2003 NEA President Rallies Members for Great Public Schools for Every Child
• July 2, 2003 National Education Association To Challenge Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act
• July 1, 2003 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver on President Bush's Call for Federal Tuition Vouchers
• June 30, 2003 Kids Got the Summer Blahs? Here's Something to Give them a Kick!
• June 26, 2003 Crescent City: Here We Come!
• June 25, 2003 NEA Honors Pioneering Educators Who Desegregated Teachers' Unions
• June 23, 2003 NEA Applauds Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action
• June 18, 2003 NEA to Congress: Protect Success of Head Start
• June 17, 2003 NEA Announces Human & Civil Rights Award Winners for 2003
• June 12, 2003 NEA President Reg Weaver Expresses Concern About Today's Hispanic Drop Out Rate Report
• June 10, 2003 NEA Proposes Improvements to Federal Ed Law
• June 6, 2003 No Child Left Behind? Reality Meets the Rhetoric
• June 5, 2003 Teaching and Learning Boosted by NEA-Saturn/UAW Partnerships
• June 4, 2003 Poll Finds Teachers' Support for Unions Is Strong
• May 21, 2003 NEA Study Finds Investment in U.S. Public Schools Lagging as Education Needs Rise
• May 15, 2003 In Celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month NEA Releases Asian American Booklist
• May 14, 2003 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver on Findings By The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
• May 6, 2003 New Guide Offers Best Practices for Recruiting, Retaining Teachers
• April 22, 2003 NEA Celebrates National Teacher Day, May 6 (en español)
• April 1, 2003 NEA Supports Our Troops and House Action to Postpone School Loan Payments
• March 31, 2003 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver in Support of Promoting Diversity in Schools
• March 27, 2003 Teaching Goes Tech
• March 18, 2003 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver on the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
• March 17, 2003 Idaho Custodian Named Top Education Support Professional of the Year
• March 12, 2003 MLS 'Gets a Kick Out of Reading!' by Teaming Up with the NEA
• February 28, 2003 NEA and Friends Ready to Celebrate Read Across America 2003
• February 25, 2003 Kids Getting Ready to be Caught "Red-Hatted"
• February 14, 2003 NEA Affiliates Challenge Department of Labor on Landrum-Griffin Act Coverage
• February 4, 2003 NEA Awards 12 Grants for Youth Literacy Projects
• February 3, 2003 Student Success Not a Priority in Bush Budget
• January 29, 2003 Teacher Retention Key to Teacher Shortage Crisis
• January 22, 2003 Corporate Tax Handouts Harm Public Schools, NEA Report Shows
• January 8, 2003 New Education Law Needs Resources and Modifications to Improve Student Achievement
• January 7, 2003 Statement of NEA President Reg Weaver on Quality Counts 2003