Vancouver Education Association

08/20/2026

VPS alumni and SEA sibling, Rachel Pendergast-Weiss was featured in this week's online edition of NEA Today about how she plans on using summer viral sensation, Jimothy the Raccoon, to help her elementary students learn about wildlife conservation, literacy, and inclusivity this school year. 🦝

Educators turn summer headlines into engaging fall lessons.

08/19/2026

Ratification for the interim bargain is in your home email box now!

Voting will close on Friday, Aug 21, at 10:00 AM.

08/14/2026

BARGAINING UPDATE!

The VPS bargaining team presented their last, best offer to VEA earlier this week. The VEA Executive Board has reviewed the district’s offer and now it’s time for our members to review and vote.

📅 General Member Meeting, Tuesday, August 18
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
💻 Via Zoom

📧 Check your home email later this afternoon for the registration link.

More details coming soon. ✊

04/21/2026

VEA’s anti-pink slip campaign continued last week when members and community showed up at Tuesday’s board meeting to denounce the District’s financial mismanagement and excessive RIF notices. The fight for fully staffed schools is not over, stay tuned for VEA’s next steps!!

04/13/2026

VEA members, the fight continues for the fully staffed schools that our students deserve!! See you tomorrow at the VPS school board meeting, at 5:30. Wear pink for solidarity! Bring your pink slip if you got one!

04/03/2026

The Columbian captured the heart of yesterday’s action—Walnut Grove was one of 20 VPS sites that walked in (and out).
TWENTY SITES. Showing up, speaking out, and standing together on short notice.

We’re especially grateful to our VPS families who stood alongside our educators—your support matters.

This is what solidarity looks like. ✊

Teachers, staff, parents and students rallied Thursday morning outside Vancouver schools to protest district layoffs.

04/03/2026

Today’s anti-pink slip action Part 2: So much solidarity and community we had to post about it twice! ‼️

04/03/2026

Part 1- Some pics from today’s solidarity and strength action. VEA members standing with community, peacefully protesting the mass layoffs with walk-ins across the district.

04/02/2026

Blaming unionized workers is never a good look. If you even got through the entirety of the District’s latest communication.. consider the myths busted!

04/01/2026

Tomorrow, VEA members are walking IN and walking OUT in protest of the District’s mass layoffs! 😠 Find a walk-in or walk-out near you and join in solidarity.