MemberAssist is a new, free benefit for FEA members that helps take stressors off your plate so you can focus on what matters most. Read more…
At Crestview High School, located in Okaloosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, they say “once a bulldog, always a bulldog.” That certainly is true for Martin Vickers who graduated from Crestview… Read more…
Public schools are the heart of our communities and no where is that more apparent than in the actions of the 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel… Read more…
Pictured above: Carolyn Milian, M.L.S (center) is joined by Nandi Riley, FEA Secretary-Treasurer (left) and Andrew Spar, FEA President after receiving the 2025 FEA Award for Teacher Excellence at FEA’s… Read more…
September 1 is Labor Day—a time to honor America’s labor movement and the workers whose fights built the foundation of our democracy. Weekends, 40-hour work weeks, child labor laws, workplace… Read more…
Florida politicians have mused about completely eliminating property taxes through an amendment to Florida’s Constitution on the ballot in November 2026. To help understand what kind of impact eliminating property… Read more…
Tell us how your communities, classrooms and careers are affected by laws that keep your pay low, that don't fully fund public schools, and that don't support our students. Read more…
School libraries should be full of rich, diverse books and Heather Garcia makes sure that is the case at W. T. Moore Elementary School in Tallahassee. Throughout the year, the… Read more…
It all started with one word: glue.27 years ago, John Hoback heard someone say that the performing arts center was the glue that held communities together. But looking around his… Read more…
Es un día conocido por muchos nombres: el Día del Trabajador, el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores o incluso el Día del Trabajo en algunos países. Se celebra cada año… Read more…
Jump to: Graphics to Share Hear from Educators Data Every child in Florida deserves a free, world-class public education. What does that look like? It looks like schools filled with… Read more…
FEA held a statewide townhall with local presidents where hundreds of you shared what matters most to you: your families, job security that includes support and a fair salary, and… Read more…
It’s a day known by many names: May Day, International Workers’ Day, or even Labour Day in some countries. It falls on May 1 every year—yet in the United States,… Read more…
Murillo addressing delegates at FEA's 2024 Delegate Assembly where she was honored as the Education Staff Professional of the year One of the surest ways to help children succeed academically… Read more…
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted African American History Standards in July 2023, there was worldwide condemnation of one standard that spoke to the “benefits” to enslaved people. As… Read more…
The recent release of SAT scores shines a much-needed light on how Florida’s attacks on teachers are felt by Florida’s children. In the past seven years, Florida’s average SAT score… Read more…
Ruby Encarnacion faced struggles as an educator with disabilities. With the help of her union, she is now thriving as are the students she teaches. This… Read more…
In serving on IRCEA’s executive board, Cundiff carries on a family legacy. Her mother was a founding member of IRCEA in the 1970s. Cundiff maintains a large, diverse classroom library.… Read more…
Juneteenth is a portmanteau, of June and nineteenth, a state and federal holiday in which we honor Freedom Day, which marks the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. However,… Read more…
Seventy years ago, the United States Supreme Court ended the legal practice of racial segregation in schools with its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. It was… Read more…
We are joining the call to ensure our public schools, places of worship, and hospitals are treated as protected places. We must ensure that our public schools remain safe places…
Read more about Congress: Ensure Public Schools Are Protected Spaces for our Students
Today, despite the ever-changing obstacles put in their way, educators in the state of Florida—for the 200th consecutive time—voted to recertify their local union.To date, locals of the Florida Education…
The latest teacher and staff vacancy numbers are out, and the most recent data shows an uptick in teacher and staff vacancies, meaning that public schools all over the state…
Read more about Florida’s Teacher and Staff Vacancies Signal a Retention Crisis at a Breaking Point
MemberAssist is a new, free benefit for FEA members that helps take stressors off your plate so you can focus on what matters most.
At Crestview High School, located in Okaloosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, they say “once a bulldog, always a bulldog.” That certainly is true for Martin Vickers who graduated from Crestview…
Public schools are the heart of our communities and no where is that more apparent than in the actions of the 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel…
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