Mary Ellen Flannery

2 weeks ago | nea.org | Mary Ellen Flannery

To stop the grant cancellations specifically, eight Democratic-led states—as well as the American Association of Colleges of Teachers and the National Center for Teacher Residencies—filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration. In March, a federal judge ordered some grants reinstated. That included a $6.3 million grant to Minnesota’s St. Thomas University to produce 300 teachers, many of whom work as paraeducators or classroom aides.

1 month ago | nea.org | Mary Ellen Flannery

It took a full two years to bargain the contract, Williams notes, and the process relied on a very experienced bargaining team and a deep bench of union members who showed up for public bargaining sessions and volunteered on support teams. “We told faculty from the start that we were asking for a lot, and it might take a while to get it,” she says. But it would be worth it: before this contract, new faculty members couldn’t afford to rent apartments in town. “They need to get roommates.

1 month ago | nea.org | Mary Ellen Flannery

When college student Alayna Nance goes to the grocery store, she doesn’t buy fruit. She doesn’t buy chicken. She can’t afford it. “I go in with a list because if I don’t, I know I’ll want too much,” says Nance, a future teacher and junior at Illinois State University. “It’s embarrassing to have to put things back at the grocery store, to have to put back the chicken because I can’t afford to buy chicken. I can’t afford to buy fruit.

1 month ago | nea.org | Mary Ellen Flannery

If you are a parent of a child with muscular dystrophy, you will want to know what’s happening in Clarissa Henry’s University of Maine research laboratory. If you are a person with corneal dystrophy, take hope — a pathway to treatment is developing in Mark Parker’s University of Buffalo lab. Sudden cardiac arrest? Self-driving cars?

2 months ago | nea.org | Mary Ellen Flannery

By: Mary Ellen Flannery, Senior Writer Key Takeaways A recent study shows that teachers’ working conditions have declined significantly since the pandemic. Key indicators of teacher safety, student disruptiveness, “innovation”, and trust among teachers, parents and administrators are falling. “Our findings raise concern about the state of the teaching profession,” the co-authors wrote. Teaching during the pandemic was hard. Remember that?