Highlights from First Book event in Immokalee
Take a look at some highlights from the event!
Immokalee Community Receives 40,000+ Free Books
FEA partnered with CCEA, AFT and First Book to give away more that 40,000+ FREE books to the Immokalee community. Take a look at some of the photos from the event in my photo gallery! https://www.joannesbackpack.org/photo-gallery/
First Book delivers free books in Immokalee
From the Immokalee Bulletin: "Amazed by the demand for quality education and lack of resources at Lake Trafford Elementary School, Joanne McCall with the Florida Education Association, saw a need to help fill the void in literacy efforts with Immokalee area school children. McCall reached out to Tom Moran with the American Federation of Teachers [...]
American Education Week 2016
This week is American Education Week. This is a week to spotlight and thank those that work in our public schools every day. Our job is to provide a high quality education to every student from pre-kindergarten through college. It takes everyone in our public schools to help make a great public school experience for [...]
Almost at the finish line.
The election is almost over... finally! Before celebrating, there was some campaigning to be done in Miami this past weekend. On Saturday, I joined the campaign trail on the Chiva bus caravan! The first stop was Shenandoah, where I met up and campaigned with Sonia Rodriguez for her husband José Javier Rodríguez. From there we [...]
“Why I Am Taking a Gap Year” by Emma Jo
This is a blog from a classmate of Trevor's. She has been accepted to FSU...but has delayed it for a year to take a gap year. She has given me permission to share her blog. This is why we are teachers...and the stress our policy makers put on our students is absolutely wrong. Thank you [...]
6 days until this election is over
This year I held my very first Delegate Assembly as President of the Florida Education Association, and what an event it was. A former president, a candidate for Senate, a moving session on institutional racism and tons of new business items – we had it all. The FEA Delegate Assembly held last weekend (October 20-22) [...]
That’s a wrap!
"Finally taking a moment to post about my first FEA Delegate Assembly as the President of the Florida Education Association. I wanted to soak up and capture every moment. We had over 1000 delegates and guests attend the 2016 DA...we were fortunate to have the 42nd POTUS speak to us, had a serious discussion around [...]
Pounding the pavement with Jose Javier Rodriguez for SD 37
"Elections matter and so do our actions...pounding the pavement with and for Jose Javier Rodriguez Senate District 37! Best choice for our public schools, our students and our members. Thanks to Ronald Bilbao for being my driver and partner today...you rock! Thanks to Kevin Olivera and Frank Peterman for canvassing also! #4EveryStudent"
FEA Supports Jose Javier Rodriguez
Friends, Our Florida teachers and education staff professionals are proud to support Jose Javier Rodriguez in his campaign for the state Senate. He has been a fierce champion of our public school system and has never backed down from any fight in Tallahassee that puts our children first. We are proud to share a short [...]