On February 19, 1968 some 35,000 teachers in Florida walked off their job protesting the state’s neglect of its public schools and students. The three-week statewide walkout — which would last as many as seven weeks in some counties — was the first of its kind in the United States and led to a number of improvements for students and teachers in Florida. In this video, participants talk about the historic walkout.
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The Florida Education Association (FEA) welcomes a recent Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) ruling, which strongly upholds Florida educators’ fundamental right to due process.In 2025, Lauren Watts, an Alachua County…
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Today, the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the Florida Education Association (FEA), stood alongside students, educators, faculty, and community members, who called on the Florida Board of Governors (BOG)…
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We believe in a future where workers in Florida can support themselves and their families with just one job, where everyone has the ability to build a better life, where…
Zanita Hendry, winner of FEA's 2027 Teaching Excellence Award alongside FEA Secretary-Treasurer Nandi Riley, FEA President Andrew Spar, and FEA Vice President Carole Gauronskas Exceptional learners deserve exceptional opportunities. This simple…
Irby celebrates the magic of being young, sparking imaginations the moment students enter. So, when the Alachua community learned their beloved school was suddenly at risk of closure, they were…