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The NTA (National Teachers Association) is founded in 1857 after Thomas W. Valentine sends out "The Call". 43 educators unite in Philadelphia to become the voice of public education.
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The first black teachers associaton, American Teachers Association is formed.
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NTA denounces slavery and recommends that no seceded states be readmitted to the Union until they agree to provide free public education for all children of color.
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NTA opens its memebership to "persons" rather than just "gentlemen" thus allowing membership to women educators. Many states however continue to bar married women from becoming teachers
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NTA wins its first major legislative victory by lobbying congress to establish a Federal Department of Education.
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NTA becomes the NEA National Education Asssociation after absorbing three snmaller organizations
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NEA forms the Department of Indian Affairs to research how the government's policy of isolation and assimilation negatively impacts education.
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Concerned over the health and education of America's children the NEA shifts its focus on state and federal prohibitions against using children in industry
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The NEA moves from being led by education administrators to an organization led by teachers
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The NEA elects its first female President Ella Flagg.
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The NEA becomes a representative assembly compsed of delegates from affiliated states. Thus allowing the NEA to negotiate with Congress.
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Recognizing the injustices place on black students due to the Supreme Courts ruling on "Seperate but Equal" . The NEA and ATA (American Teachers Association) form their first Joint Committee to address the inequality of Black education in America. This becomes the catalyst for the evaluation and accreditation process of all Black schools
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The NEA focuses all of its attention on the plight of schools during the Great Deperession. It become a memeber of the newly created Federal Advisory Committee on the Emergency of Education. Under the NEA's direction federal funds begin flowing to schools in dire need of assistance.
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The NEA plays an active role in the War effort by promoting the sale of Defense Bonds, while aggressively lobbying Congress to pass the GI Bill. As a result more than 2 million Vets attend college over the next 7 years. HIGHER EDUCATION IS NO LONGER A PRIVLEGE JUST FOR THE ELITE
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NEA contributes large sums of money to the Brown v. BOE defense fund, having direct impact on the desegregation of all American schools.
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The NEA celebrates its Centennial Birthday with over 700,000 members
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Wisconsin becomes the first state to pass a collective bargaining act for public employess. This law ushers in an era of teacher bargaining that would forever transform the NEA
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The NEA estabishes a $1 million dollar fund to protect and promote the professional, civil, and human rights of educators. This fund is in reaction to the termination of hundreds of Black teachers across 17 states. Teachers that were terminated as a result of Brown v BOE
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NEA organizes hundreds of individuals to march on Montgomery in support of their southern colleagues
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The NEA and ATA a traditionally Black teacher organization merge.
This unifacation reinforces the NEA commitment to the Civil Rights Movement -
The NEA elects its first Black President Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
Simultaneously creates a Human and Civil Rights Division -
Today's agenda Professional Pay: advocating for a $40,000 starting salary for all PreK-12 teachers Rewriting and Improving NCLB Education Funding: restore/increase funding to help ensure great public schooling for every child Minority Community Outreach: Closing Achievement Gaps
