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St Johns Education Association is YOUR professional organization.

At the Local Level, SJEA has…

Bargaining Victories

Grievance Victories

Advocated for teachers on the new evaluation system

Advocated for members on discipline issues

Participated in rallies supporting public education

At the State Level, Your Association has…

Filed lawsuits on “Student Success Act”--SB 736, FRS 3% contribution and Vouchers (religious freedom amendment)

Advocated against changes to class size

Defeated the payroll deduction bill

Defeated the decertification bill

At the National Level, Your Association has…

Advocated aggressively for federal stimulus money

Advocated aggressively for the education jobs bill money

Advocated aggressively to maintain current funding for title one programs

11/02/2026

ATTENTION ST. JOHNS COUNTY – ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW! 🎉

🗓️ Tuesday, November 3
⏰ Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM
🗳️ Vote at your assigned precinct: www.votesjc.gov/find-my-polling-place

🚨IMPORTANT REMINDER 🚨
Seven of our ten early voting locations transition to Election Day polling places.
On Election Day, you may only vote at these locations if you are registered to vote in the precinct assigned to that polling place:

📍Ponte Vedra Branch Library – Precinct 401

📍Julington Creek Annex – Precinct 101

📍RiverHouse at RiverTown – Precinct 109

📍Solomon Calhoun Community Ctr - Precinct 302/303

📍St. Augustine Beach City Hall – Precinct 511

📍Southeast Branch Library - Precinct 310

📍W.E. Harris Community Ctr – Precinct 213

📲 Questions? Call the Elections Office at 904-823-2238!

See you at the polls, St. Johns County!

10/06/2026

Texas teachers have a new set of tools for handling classroom disruptions this school year, thanks to a sweeping discipline law that took effect for 2025-26. House Bill 6, passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, lowers the bar for removing a disruptive student from class: teachers can now request removal after a single incident of unruly, disruptive, or abusive behavior, or bullying, instead of waiting for a pattern of repeated interference as under the old law.

Once a student is removed, families must be notified, and a conference is held within three school days to work out a plan before the student can return to that classroom. The bill also expands schools' ability to use in-school and out-of-school suspension, and creates a new virtual education program for students removed from the regular classroom setting.

Read more in the comments...

10/03/2026

The state often claims “record investment” in teacher pay, but the truth is that Florida's educators earn about $15,000 LESS than they did 28 years ago.

For three decades, Florida's leaders have disinvested in public schools. This November, we have a chance to demand change.

🗳️ Make a plan to vote for a better future: https://bit.ly/4wLuuJk

10/02/2026

Don't miss it: The last day to register to vote in the General Election is Monday, October 5!

Soon after, early voting will begin statewide. Get the information you need and make a plan to vote here: https://bit.ly/4wLuuJk

09/28/2026

In February 1968, Florida teachers did something no state had ever done. 📚

The pressure had been building for years. Florida's public schools were growing faster than almost any others in the country, and teachers argued that funding had not kept up with the classrooms filling behind them. Class sizes were high, some districts were short on textbooks, and salaries lagged behind the national average. A special legislative session in 1967 produced a school funding package that many educators considered far short of what was needed, and Governor Claude Kirk vetoed part of it. The Florida Education Association began quietly collecting undated resignation letters from its members.

On February 19, 1968, roughly twenty seven thousand Florida teachers turned those letters in at once and walked out. State law made a strike by public employees illegal, so the action was framed as a mass resignation instead. Schools across the state closed outright or limped along for weeks on substitutes, parents and volunteers.

Supporters saw a profession that had run out of every other option and finally used the only leverage it had. Opponents saw educators leaving children mid year over a budget fight, and several county school boards refused to rehire anyone who had walked. What is actually known is that the walkout ran about three weeks, ended without a formal contract, and cost a great many teachers their jobs and their seniority. The legislature did approve additional school money that year.

The longer consequence came later. Florida granted public employees collective bargaining rights in 1974, and the events of 1968 are widely credited with making that conversation unavoidable. It was the first statewide teacher walkout in American history, and it happened in a state the rest of the country pictured as beaches and orange groves. 🌴

AI visualization based on historical context.

#1968

09/26/2026

When educators can’t afford to stay, Florida’s students feel the impact.

Florida ranks 50th in teacher pay for the third straight year, down from 39th in 2015. That makes it harder to attract and keep the educators students rely on every day.

After decades of underfunding, families deserve schools where great educators can afford to stay.

This November, we can demand change. Get the facts and make a plan to vote: https://bit.ly/45ramjA

09/26/2026

09/19/2026

Florida promised this parent options. What she found were closed doors.

After receiving a voucher for her daughter with disabilities, one Florida mom couldn’t find a single private school that had a nurse equipped for her daughter’s medical needs, teachers trained to educate nonverbal children—or even a bus ride home.

While some voucher schools claim they can support parents, many families are finding out that a voucher doesn’t guarantee their child has a place to go.

Read more from ProPublica: https://bit.ly/3VASJfo

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Saint Augustine, FL
32084

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