Title: National Education Association - Wikipedia
Headings: National Education Association
National Education Association
Contents
Structure and governance
History
Founding
Mergers
Membership trends
Notable members
Composition
Funding
Read Across America Day
Policy positions
Political activities
Legislation opposed and supported
Criticism
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: State affiliates of the NEA regularly lobby state legislators for funding, seek to influence education policy, and file legal actions. At the national level, the NEA lobbies the United States Congress and federal agencies and is active in the nominating process for Democratic candidates. From 1989 through the 2014 election cycle, the NEA spent over $92 million on political campaign contributions, 97% of which went to Democrats. Contents
1 Structure and governance
2 History
2.1 Founding
2.2 Mergers
2.3 Membership trends
2.4 Notable members
3 Composition
4 Funding
5 Read Across America Day
6 Policy positions
7 Political activities
8 Legislation opposed and supported
9 Criticism
10 See also
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
Structure and governance
The NEA has a membership of just under 2.3 million people, with membership levels dropping every year since 2010. The NEA is incorporated as a professional association in a few states and as a Trade union in most. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. It is not a member of the AFL–CIO, but is part of Education International, the global federation of teachers' unions. NEA members set the union's policies through the Representative Assembly (RA). The RA, which is a delegation comprising elected representatives from each local and state affiliate, coalitions of student members and retired members, and other segments of the united education profession—is the primary legislative and policy-making body of the NEA. As of 2020
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, the executive officers of the NEA are Rebecca Pringle (President), Princess Moss (Vice President), Noel Candelaria (Secretary-Treasurer) and Kim A. Anderson (Executive Director).