Check out this article that was released following our press conference on House Bill 25. FEA partnered with Florida AFL-CIO, SEIU and AFSCME to denounce HB 25, the latest proposal from legislative leadership that seeks to weaken workers’ rights in Florida. Some GOP leaders are seeking to impose an unfair standard. These unions were certified [...]
During last week's Delegate Assembly, we celebrated those that participated in the 1968 teacher walkout. This video explains some of the history behind why the members of FEA left their classroom - and stayed out - to pave the way for better learning conditions for our public school students. Take a look.
Welcome back educators! It is hard to believe that summer is coming to a close and the sound of school bells are already ringing in the 2017-18 school year. Where has the summer gone? Many of you, I am sure, have not had much of a summer because of working other jobs, recertifying or just preparing [...]
Floridians are no strangers to the catastrophic effects of hurricanes. The devastation Harvey has brought to Texas families is staggering. Recovery will take months, perhaps years. During that time hundreds of thousands of Texas students will be displaced from their schools and homes – some may not have homes to go back to. We can [...]
Below is a press release that was sent out today about tomorrow’s visit by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. FEA: DeVos is not the leader our public schools need TALLAHASSEE – Florida Education Association (FEA) President Joanne McCall today criticized the scheduled visit Tuesday to Tallahassee by President Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos. “It’s no [...]
It is a horrible time in our country when bigotry and racism are accepted practices. We are Americans. We come from all walks of life and all races. This is the land of the free and the place where people from anywhere in the world can come pursue their dreams. This is not the place for those who pedal [...]
As teachers and education staff professionals all across Florida prepare for students to return, we at the FEA want to wish everyone a safe and wonderful school year. We know that we educate 2.8 million students across this state. We know that public education is the cornerstone of our democracy and education is the key. We know [...]
Yesterday was an amazing day with my partner Fedrick Ingram. We started the day early with our AFT executive council meeting...from there we hopped on buses and rallied on the lawn of the Capital with President Randi Weingarten leading the charge with a hundred of our AFT family from across the country. There were no [...]
Totally awesome professional development happening all week at the Schultz Center in Jacksonville! This is a jump start to FEA's professional development. Shout out to DTU for helping secure the facility, helping with logistics and providing awesome member trainers. Almost 90 dedicated educators giving up an entire week of their summer for no pay to [...]
FEA: HB 7069 another bad school law Florida Education Association (FEA) President Joanne McCall expressed her disappointment today that Gov. Rick Scott signed House Bill 7069 into law, saying that it’s the latest in a line of bad legislation designed to undermine Florida’s public schools. “The implementation of HB 7069 will do harm to our [...]
