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Teachers’ union serving educators in Blue Valley public schools, Kansas, and the nation since 1974. We are the ONLY KNEA- & NEA-affiliated union in Blue Valley.

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We recommend these candidates for the Blue Valley School Board, and we encourage everyone to vote in the upcoming election.
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Your Vote Matters!
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#bvnea #bluevalleynea #localelections #yourvotematters
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See more details on our insta post: www.instagram.com/p/DPXzjvejLv...

04.10.2025 03:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don’t Cut Education Funding | NEA President Trump’s FY2026 budget slashes education funding by 15 percent—on top of the $350 million in cuts to student loan programs made by the reconciliation bill, H.R. 1.

Speak out! Don’t Cut Education Funding www.nea.org/advocating-f...

07.09.2025 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI Is Changing Teaching, But Few Labor Contracts Reflect It Classroom educators are using artificial intelligence to help with their work, yet union agreements have not caught up.

Educators know AI brings both risks and opportunities. That’s why NEA and AFT are advancing contract language and guidance to make sure AI supports—not undermines—teaching and learning.

30.08.2025 20:50 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 7    📌 1
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Why Are Billionaires Messing With Public Education? Part 1 | NEA Have you ever wondered why the rich and powerful seem to have so many opinions about public education, especially when neither they nor their children have attended public schools?

If podcasts are your thing, here’s an interesting one:

Why Are Billionaires Messing With Public Education? Part 1 www.nea.org/professional...

30.08.2025 19:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Online Training: How to Fight Back for Immigrant Rights | NEA At this unprecedented time of attacks on immigrant students and families, we know that schools are not exempt from the increased ICE presence and threats, and consequent chilling effects on students a...

Our union’s value-added member benefits include free professional learning. Don’t miss this members-only online training: How to Fight Back for Immigrant Rights www.nea.org/professional...

15.08.2025 22:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Members, don’t miss the pull-out section in the August issue of NEA Today. Great info on educator rights: to speak out, to defend academic freedom, to advocate for safety at work, and more. Not a member yet? Join here: www.KNEA.org/join

12.08.2025 23:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Save the date! Show up and support your Negotiations Team as we do this important work. All are welcome.

15.07.2025 01:04 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Despite recent modifications, the core purpose of the Senate Reconciliation Bill remains the same: more tax breaks for the ultra-rich, less support for children and working families.

29.06.2025 21:12 — 👍 66    🔁 40    💬 0    📌 1
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Medicaid is the 4th-largest funding source for public schools, providing billions for services students and families rely on. Yet proposed cuts in Congress would devastate schools and communities. Here's how: buff.ly/BtqYiR7

25.06.2025 23:10 — 👍 16    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 0

The anti-DEI portal is gone. 💪 Collective power is why affiliation with a national union is so important.

08.06.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The #ReadAcrossAmerica theme for June is all about lifting others up — because every student deserves to feel seen, supported, and empowered. 📚 Whether you’re planning a read-aloud or adding to your classroom library, these books are a great place to start: bit.ly/4kGXnQy

02.06.2025 14:33 — 👍 23    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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Guidance on Immigration Issues | NEA The second Trump Administration will have a large impact on immigration policies affecting students, schools, and communities. Here's what you need to know to prepare.

Every student deserves to feel safe and supported in school. But billionaire-backed politicians are pushing harmful policies that put immigrant students at risk.

Educators are standing up for their students. Here’s what you need to know about protecting immigrant rights in schools.

10.02.2025 14:45 — 👍 40    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 0
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Protect Public Schools | NEA Educators and parents know that America's students need more opportunities to succeed, and we need to strengthen our public schools where 90% of students learn.

If your union refuses to stand up against the attacks on public education, then you’re definitely in the wrong union! Check out NEA’s new page, Protect Public Schools, and take action today. Everyone is needed in this moment!
www.nea.org/advocating-f...

09.02.2025 20:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does your union have leaders in Washington, standing up and speaking out for educator and student rights in this moment? If not, you might be in the wrong union. 🤔

08.02.2025 20:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Schools are places where every individual is respected and valued.” Now more than ever, let’s make sure this is true in our buildings.

02.02.2025 02:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Vouchers have been a catastrophic failure everywhere they have been tried.

01.02.2025 19:39 — 👍 159    🔁 43    💬 2    📌 3
NEA Action Center header with headline, “Speak Up for Students, OUR VOICE IS OUR POWER” and background image of US flags in front of the US Capitol building.

NEA Action Center header with headline, “Speak Up for Students, OUR VOICE IS OUR POWER” and background image of US flags in front of the US Capitol building.

Blue Valley NEA members, now’s the time to follow EdAction in Congress. Every Sunday we have easy ways to make our voices heard on issues important to educators. And we are the ONLY union in BV with our voices heard in D.C.
Subscribe here: www.nea.org/advocating-f...

26.01.2025 18:54 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How This Teachers’ Union Is Gearing Up for Trump 2.0 National Education Association leader Becky Pringle says her union is preparing to fight for “our students, our public schools and, honestly, our democracy.”

"Our students are going to need us defending them and protecting them." —@NEApresident.bsky.social

25.01.2025 15:39 — 👍 112    🔁 30    💬 2    📌 0

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