Florida’s public education system has suffered from decades of underinvestment, overburdened educators, and policies that fail to support students equitably. It’s time to prioritize resources and policies that strengthen schools, uplift communities, and ensure every child in Florida has the opportunity to thrive and succeed.
Quality education starts with well-trained teachers and policies that put children and communities first.
We breakdown not only what is happening in Tallahassee but why it matter to you and what you can do about it.
To learn more about the legislation that passed in the 2025 legislative session, check out our comprehensive 2025 End of Session Report (PDF, 4.6 MB).
Strong schools are the heartbeat of the community, and it will take all of us working together to protect and strengthen them.
Today, the Florida State Board of Education ratified and adopted the Phoenix Declaration, a document that covers its true intent with seemingly innocuous language. The Phoenix Declaration is the latest thinly veiled attempt by billionaire-backed special interests to dismantle and politicize Florida’s public education system. This political campaign disguised as a declaration seeks to hand […]
“It’s time to stop weaponizing our classrooms and ensure every child has access to the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.” Today’s State Board of Education meeting follows a similar pattern of the leadership in Florida: insert politics where they don’t belong, misrepresent, blame, and intimidate instead of focusing on real, sustained investment […]
The Florida Education Association (FEA) has released the following statement regarding the 2025 Legislative Session. This legislative session, Florida Legislators had the chance to invest in public education, in our students and in our educators. Students today are bearing the brunt of repeated policy failures- an experiment that harkens back to 1999 and the flawed […]
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 being respected in your profession for the hard work you do each day. We asked you how supported you felt as an educator by your […]
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The Florida Education Association is the state’s largest association of professional employees, with more than 120,000 members. We are affiliated nationally with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education Association (NEA) and the national AFL-CIO.
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