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   May 31 , 2006
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS
The Freedom Alliance provides financial assistance to dependents of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Guardsman who have been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty, or who are classified as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. Application deadline: July 31, 2006.
JUNE 1 DEADLINE FOR NEA FOUNATION GRANT REVIEW
Got an idea for helping students achieve or for mentoring new teachers? Our Innovation or Learning & Leadership grants are available for all subjects, including the arts, literacy, mathematics, science, and technology. Read about recent winning projects.

 

 

Closing the Gender Gap in Student Achievement
Just one year with a male English teacher would improve boys' reading skills and significantly close the gender gap according to recent research. Similarly for girls, spending a year with a female teacher would cut the science gender gap in half and eliminate the math gap. Tell us what you think.
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• Advocacy Alert: Support Education Funding
• Educator Experience: Lights, Camera, Award-Winning Action
• Creative Communities: Retired Librarian Joins Movement to Improve Elder Care
• NEA In Action: NEA Delegates to Plan Future, Honor Past
• Smart Opportunities: Send Kids to College with Enough Insurance
 
 
 
 

Support Education Funding
Tell your Representatives to provide the resources necessary to assure great public schools for every child. More

 
 
 

Lights, Camera, Award-Winning Action
Illinois teachers Joe Fatheree and Craig Lindvhal nabbed regional Emmys for their poignant documentary. "An Uphill Climb" tells the story of Kyle Packer, a man with cerebral palsy who crawled on his knees to the Mt. Everest base camp. More

 
 
  Retired Librarian Joins Movement to Improve Elder Care
A nursing home you might actually enjoy living in—that’s Ruth McKee’s quest. Surprisingly, they do exist, and there may soon be more of them. This retired school librarian joins the movement for a paradigm shift in care for disabled elders. More
 
 
  NEA Delegates to Plan Future, Honor Past
More than 9,000 members will face a packed business agenda with they arrive in Orlando June 30 for our 85th Representative Assembly. Educators this year will also recognize the 40th anniversary of the merger of NEA and the American Teachers Association. More
 
 
 

Send Kids to College with Enough Insurance
If your child is heading off to college this fall, make sure your homeowners policy can cover or replace that computer, stereo, television, or impressive CD/DVD collection, should something bad happen. More

 
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