NEAHIN is all about wellness, so we couldn’t think of a better raffle prize to offer at the 2014 NEA Expo than the Pulse O2 Personal Fitness Tracker! Tracking calories, activity, heart and pulse rate ...
Teen birth rates are declining in the US. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 329,797 babies were born to teen girls aged 15–19 years in 2011, which is an 8% drop from 2010. ...
Armed with my best booth smile, comfortable shoes and 1,000 lip balms to give away, I set out for Denver to get caught up in the pre- Representative Assembly (RA) energy I had been hearing about since...
Here’s a staggering statistic: Today, 16 million children live in families that receive food stamps — that’s one in five children. In 2015, post-recession America. It’s hard to wrap ...
At the Center for Green Schools, we know that educators are some of the busiest people on the planet and that back-to-school time is no exception to this rule. But we also know that educators care pas...
National Preparedness Month is September. The theme for 2014 is “Be Disaster Aware, Take Action to Prepare.” This is an opportunity to consider what simple, specific actions individuals, families and...
As we enter the month of elementary high-stakes standardized testing, teachers, parents and students alike go in to high-anxiety mode. Teachers are worried the students have not had time to cover the ...
We’ve all heard the saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” However, how many of us forget to make breakfast a priority and walk out the door without eating anything? I’ll admit I’m...
NEA’s Great Public Schools (GPS) Network recognized the week of December 7-13 as Mental Health Awareness Week. Resources, discussions and webinars have been shared among members of the Student Bullyi...
This post is cross-posted from the NEA Today blog. Summer is officially here, and most schools across the nation have marked the end of another academic year. For many kids, the coming of summer signa...