Education Associations

Learn about Education Associations

American Federation of Teachers

Description: Provides information directly related to teacher about public issues that affect education, students, and parents. For example, healthcare, retirement, and immigration.

Mission:  The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

Resources: Early Childhood, Prek-12 Public Education, Higher Education

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National Education Association

Description: Provides information about issues directly related to public education. For example, government funding, legislation, and pension protection.

Mission: Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

Resources: Lesson plans, classroom management, teaching strategies, and advise and support.

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National Association of Special Education Teachers

Description: Provides information designated to special need teachers.

Mission: The mission of The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is to render all possible support and assistance to professionals who teach children with special needs.  NASET  seeks to promote standards of excellence and innovation in special education research, practice, and policy in order to foster exceptional teaching for exceptional children.

Resources: IEP development, Exceptional Students and Disability Information, Video and Audio lectures and Power Point library, Special Education and the Law, and Professional Development courses.

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Association of American Educators

Description: Provides non-union professional education organization that focuses on student achievement (not politically emphasized).

Mission:  AAE believes that professional educators should belong to an organization that promotes their profession above personal gain.
AAE believes strikes and boycotts are detrimental to students and to the reputation of teachers as professionals.
AAE believes the keepers of the status quo in education are self-serving and misguided. We know that students learn differently so a one-size-fits-all learning environment is counterintuitive.

Resources: Lesson plans, Professional Development, Teacher Quality and Certification, Character Education, Grand and Funding, Job Recruiting and Job Postings

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