Tim Walker

1 week ago | nea.org | Tim Walker

By: Tim Walker, Senior Writer/Editor Key Takeaways $4.5 Billion in cuts to K-12 programs $12 Billion in total cuts to the U.S. Department of Education On May 2, the Trump administration unveiled its blueprint for the fiscal year 2025-06 federal budget. Since it does not list specific funding requests for every federal program, the 46-page document is a “skinny” budget.

2 weeks ago | nea.org | Tim Walker

Key Takeaways According to a new NEA report, the average earnings for education support professionals in K-12 and higher education increased to $37,097 in 2023–2024, about a $1,000 increase over the average earnings in 2022–2023. Average earnings rose from $31,190 in 2014–2015 to $37,097 in 2023–2024. However, when adjusted for inflation, earnings actually fell from $31,190 to $28,318 in constant 2015 dollars.

2 weeks ago | nea.org | Tim Walker

Over the past few years, real gains in teacher pay have been outpaced by higher inflation. Coping with the high cost of living is an ongoing—and sometimes insurmountable—challenge for educators. Two new reports released this week by the National Education Association (NEA) show that salaries improved, but are still likely too low to make any lasting positive impact on teacher recruitment and retention.

1 month ago | nea.org | Tim Walker

Joe Holloway remembers when, not too long ago, public school educators were regarded as heroes. “During COVID, we were educating our students under very stressful circumstances,” says Holloway, who teaches social studies in East Hampton, Conn. “We were frontline workers. We didn’t get big pay raises, but we had, and have, a love of teaching. And everyone seemed to be very positive about what we were doing.

1 month ago | nea.org | Tim Walker

En una medida ampliamente esperada, el presidente Donald Trump firmó unaorden ejecutiva el 20 de marzo para desmantelar el Departamento deEducación,al tiempo que instaba al Congreso a abolirlo por completo. Eliminar el departamento, que fue establecido por el presidente Jimmy Carter y el Congreso en 1980, debido a la defensa de la NEA y otros, ha sido un punto clave de la retórica antieducación pública de Trump, como candidato y ahora como presidente.