Honoring those that participated in the 1968 Walkout

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 [...]

By | October 31st, 2017|General News|

HB 7069: a bad bill then, a bad law now

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 [...]

By | August 31st, 2017|In My Opinion, Legislative Session|

Devastation in Texas

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 [...]

By | August 29th, 2017|General News|

DeVos is not the leader our public schools need

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) [...]

By | August 28th, 2017|General News|

#Charlottesville

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 [...]

By | August 14th, 2017|General News|

Welcome Back!

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 [...]

By | August 11th, 2017|General News|