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The Advocate is the official publication of the Florida Education Association. A service to FEA members, The Advocate is published biannually by FEA. Click on the covers below to jump to that issue.

ADVOCATE Fall 2021

Fall 2021

This story appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of The Advocate

Spring 2021

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ADVOCATE Fall 2021

Fall 2021

Cover Story: They love their students — will they stay?

We talk to four early career educators about what they love about their work, what needs to change and what they think about their futures in Florida’s public schools. Rebecca Schempp started teaching the school year that Covid struck. “My biggest thing,” she says, “is to not give up on yourself.”

Fall 2021

This story appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of The Advocate

Spring 2021

Cover Story: A ‘rock star’ of advocacy

Now 92, the “Legendary Ulysses Floyd” has been standing up for students, educators and public schools for more than six decades, from the time he entered the classroom in 1958 to the Zooming reality of today. “I can’t see myself not being a part of what’s going on.”

Spring 2021

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Students Win as Voters Show Support for Neighborhood Public Schools; Push Back on DeSantis Agenda 

August 20, 2024

Voters throughout Florida showed their support for students and educators in public schools during Tuesday's primary, with school board candidates endorsed by the Florida Education Association and its local unions…

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Florida Students Start School Year Facing Nearly 10,000 Teacher and Education Staff Professional Vacancies

August 15, 2024

Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA) has released the latest data on teacher vacancies in the state of Florida. At the start of a new school year, nearly every district…

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$200 Million in Florida’s Budget For Salaries Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Educators

June 12, 2024

Tallahassee, Fla. (June 12, 2024) – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Florida’s budget, which still doesn’t go far enough to support parents, teachers and education staff professionals in the state.“Florida is…

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Member Spotlight: Carla Cundiff, Indian River County Education Association

September 4, 2024

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.…

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Juneteenth and the Educator’s Role in Fostering Historical Awareness

June 19, 2024

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,…

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FEA leadership: We stand united for our students

February 16, 2023

Let us say first, we are honored to lead this organization and to have you as a member.

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