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Public education is strongest when educators lead. Every program the NEA Foundation supports, from the Global Learning ...
06/11/2026

Public education is strongest when educators lead.

Every program the NEA Foundation supports, from the Global Learning Fellowship to Grants to Educators, is built around that belief. Educators are not just implementers of policy. They are the architects of possibility.

Explore how we support educator leadership at neafoundation.org.

This July, The NEA Foundation’s 2026 Global Learning Fellows are heading to South Africa. Between July 18 and 27, the c...
06/10/2026

This July, The NEA Foundation’s 2026 Global Learning Fellows are heading to South Africa.

Between July 18 and 27, the cohort will spend 10 days in Cape Town and Johannesburg, visiting primary and secondary schools, meeting South African educators, and immersing themselves in the history, culture, and communities that shape education across the country.

One of the school visits will bring the Fellows back to Inxiweni Primary School outside of Johannesburg — a school that welcomed GLF 2023 Fellows with an extraordinary celebration featuring 700+ students reciting the South African anthem and constitution. We cannot wait to return.

Follow along as we share the journey.

Today, as we celebrate World Environment Day, we're thinking about educators like Thomas Harten, a K-8 earth science edu...
06/05/2026

Today, as we celebrate World Environment Day, we're thinking about educators like Thomas Harten, a K-8 earth science educator in Calvert County, Maryland, who has spent more than two decades connecting students to the natural world through hands-on learning.

With support from an NEA Foundation Grant to Educators, Thomas and his fifth-grade students are doing more than studying the Chesapeake Bay — they are helping restore it. Students build 250-pound concrete reef balls in partnership with local scientists and conservation groups, then place them in the Bay to support oyster population recovery and contribute to scientific data collection.

That is environmental education. That is what public school educators make possible every day.
Learn more about Grants to Educators at neafoundation.org.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." — Nelson Mandela Public school educators ...
06/04/2026

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
— Nelson Mandela

Public school educators wield that power every single day. In every lesson planned, every student supported, every community shown what is possible when learning is treated as a right and not a privilege.

The NEA Foundation is honored to stand alongside those who do this work.

The NEA Foundation is on the road! This week, the Foundation, along with the American Institutes for Research and the An...
06/03/2026

The NEA Foundation is on the road! This week, the Foundation, along with the American Institutes for Research and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, will conduct site visits with Community Schools Initiative partners in Little Rock and Batesville, Arkansas.

Summer is not a break from learning. It is a shift in where and how learning happens. Research consistently shows that s...
06/02/2026

Summer is not a break from learning. It is a shift in where and how learning happens.

Research consistently shows that students who have access to enriching summer experiences are better positioned to thrive when school resumes. For students who already face opportunity gaps, that access can be transformative.

The NEA Foundation believes that learning is a year-round endeavor, and that educators, families, and communities all play a role in making it possible.

Pride Month is a time to affirm that every student deserves to learn in a school where they are safe, celebrated, and fu...
06/01/2026

Pride Month is a time to affirm that every student deserves to learn in a school where they are safe, celebrated, and fully seen. LGBTQ+ students, families, and educators are vital members of our public school communities.

The NEA Foundation is committed to advancing equity and belonging for all.

As May ends, so does another remarkable school year for educators across the country. The challenges were real. So was t...
05/29/2026

As May ends, so does another remarkable school year for educators across the country.

The challenges were real. So was the dedication. And so was the impact.

The NEA Foundation is inspired every day by the educators who keep showing up for students, for their communities, and for the future of public education.

Thank you. We will carry your commitment forward.

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The most powerful insights about public education come from those who live it every day. Through Ideas & Voices, The NEA...
05/28/2026

The most powerful insights about public education come from those who live it every day.

Through Ideas & Voices, The NEA Foundation elevates the perspectives of educators, researchers, and advocates who are shaping what learning looks like across the country. These are the stories and ideas that drive systemic change.

Read the latest: neafoundation.org/ideas-voices/

The end of a school year carries something no other season quite does.It is the weight of growth, the quiet pride of pro...
05/26/2026

The end of a school year carries something no other season quite does.

It is the weight of growth, the quiet pride of progress made, and the bittersweet knowing that students who walked in one way will walk out another. For educators, it is also the moment to take stock of what this year taught them, too.

To every educator closing out another school year: the work you do matters more than the calendar can contain.

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