NEA In the News

NEA officials, members and leaders at the local, state, and national levels and the education issues they care about are making news and are the subjects of news and features in the media around the country every day.  Here is a small sample of this media coverage.

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Audio/Video

09/25/08 -- KTVO News (ABC Affiliate, Kirksville, Missouri):
“TSU Students Fight for Affordable Tuition,”  by Eden Derby

09/25/08 -- KIRX News Radio (Kirksville, Missouri):
“Got Tuition?” Day of Action

09/19/08 -- WUKY News Radio (NPR Affiliate, University of Kentucky, Lexington):
“Affordable Tuition Group Rallies At Kentucky State University,”  by Alan Lytle

09/18/08 -- KUSA-TV (Denver, Colorado):
“CU quarterback talks politics, not football” by Adam Schrager

09/12/08 -- KOMU News (NBC Affiliate, Columbia, Missouri):
“Education Campaign Stop,” by Caroline Zilk

09/09/08 -- XM Radio
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel joined the XM Radio’s POTUS program  to call on the presidential candidates make modern classrooms and access to technology a national priority.  He also addressed questions on charter schools, DC schools, and other education issues.

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel joined Air America's progressive Thom Hartmann Show for its labor segment prior to the Oct. 15 presidential debate on domestic policy. Van Roekel underscored the need for a complete overhaul of NCLB and the importance of creating a partnership between federal and state governments for education.