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NEA-NH to DeVos: We will fight every effort to open unsafe schools

July 9, 2020 – CONCORD, NH – No one wants to see our children back in schools more than us. No one. But the same instinct that moves a teacher to go to any length to protect their class, is also telling us that rushing our children back into classrooms, hallways and buses until we know it is safe, is clearly not the best thing to do. So, we stand up and we speak up for our kids. “We will not be bullied by the President of the United States and his Secretary of Education to open our schools before […]

NEA-NH: Current STRRT Proposals Do Not Go Far Enough To Protect Students and Educators

June 23, 2020 – CONCORD, NH -The STRRT Task Force reviewed half of their preliminary draft recommendations and sub-actions for reopening New Hampshire’s public schools today during an online meeting where members worked to fine tune the recommendations prior to submitting them to the Governor on June 30. “We are concerned that these recommendations do not go far enough to protect the health of our students and staff, and that loosening these guidelines even further seemed acceptable to the Commissioner and some members of the Task Force,” said Megan Tuttle, President of NEA-New Hampshire. “We watched in disbelief as the […]

NEA-NH Releases Statement of Principles-COVID-19

As the state of emergency continues, the safety of our students, educators, and all their families remains our top priority. Our actions, decisions and recommendations are based on these principles, which have been divided into three areas: Health and Safety of Students and Educators, Professional Issues Relating to Teachers, ESPs and other Education Employees, and Information and Communication. The document can be viewed or downloaded here.

Coronavirus Impact on NEA-NH Events UPDATED

All NEA-NH events that require significant numbers of members to interact face-to-face are being examined to determine if they should be postponed, canceled, or moved to an online platform. The NEA-NH Delegate Assembly scheduled for March 13 has been postponed and will be rescheduled. NEA-NH Youth Suicide Prevention Conference scheduled for March 28 will be moved to an abbreviated online format on the same date. Registered participants will be notified via email of the updates and changes. NEA-NH ESP Conference scheduled for April 4 has been postponed and will be rescheduled. NEA-NH Retirement Seminars scheduled for 3/18, 3/25 and 3/31 […]

2020 NEA-New Hampshire Field Set for NEA-NH March Elections

The filing period to run for NEA-New Hampshire offices has closed and this year’s slate of candidates has been set. Voting begins March 8 and closes at 5:00 p.m. on March 22, 2020. Again this year, voting will be conducted online. Access to the online voting site for members will begin at 12:01 a.m. March 8, 2020. Candidates are entitled to submit statements and photographs for this issue of the Educator. In accordance with NEA-NH board policy, candidates for statewide offices including president, vice president, secretary/treasurer, NEA Director and Alternate Director shall have the opportunity to submit statements of not […]