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What has the National Education Association-New Mexico
ever done for me?
Since its founding as the Territorial Education Association in 1886,
the National Education Association of New Mexico (NEA-NM) has continuously advocated for
New Mexico Public Schools and their students and employees. Since our active participation
in the creation of the state’s public schools, the efforts of NEA-NM have continued
to shape and improve public education in New Mexico. Every major improvement in public
school law occurred by virtue of the lobbying efforts of NEA-NM. Significant among these
improvements are:
creation of and recent revisions to the public schools funding
formula,
creation and restoration of school employee due process protections
and expansion to include educational support personnel, and
enactment and implementation of the collective bargaining law for
education and other public employees.
Yes, But .... WHAT HAS NEA-NM DONE FOR ME LATELY?
We have been your voice in Santa Fe and have worked:
to gain the highest earmarked salary increase for public school
employees that the state of New Mexico has ever provided,
to stop attempts to move public money to subsidize private schools
through voucher schemes,
to defeat ill-conceived initiatives to dramatically move New
Mexico’s public schools in the wrong direction,
to make sure that you have greater authority to make the decisions
which improve public education through collaboration with groups like the Education
Partners, the State Board of Education, the Charter School Task Force, the Educational
Standards Commission, and legislative committees,
to gain, protect and maintain significant programs and benefits for
active and retired education employees including the Educational Retirement System, Public
Schools Insurance Authority and Retiree Health Care Authority programs, and
NEA-New Mexico has worked through the unified voice of local
associations and members:
to provide training and consultation at the bargaining table,
to provide Legislative Training in partnership with the New Mexico
Federation of Teachers (NMFT),
to provide a Fall Professional Issues Conference for all School
Partners in partnership with NMFT,
to initiate and conduct a joint Summer Leadership Conference and
joint ESP Conference with the NMFT,
to provide local/regional training in employee rights and education
issues, and
to provide legal protection to protect members’ jobs in locals
across the state.
to initiate and conduct a joint Summer Leadership Conference and
joint ESP Conference with the NMFT,
to provide local/regional training in employee rights and education
issues, and
to provide legal protection to protect members’
jobs in locals across the state.
So .... WHY DOES NEA-NM NEED ME?
NEA-NM provides members an Effective Voice on all issues
important to school employees. We are a volunteer-based organization supported by a
network of professional and support staff. More members will enable us to continue
Collective Action to Protect the Rights of School Employees. NEA-NM provides members Active
Communication across the state, with offices located at NEA-NM Headquarters in Santa
Fe and four field offices in Albuquerque, Farmington, Roswell, and Las Cruces.
To accomplish even more, we need YOU as a member of NEA-New Mexico and
your local Association!
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