NEA: From Merger to Movement - A Legacy of Keeping Hope Alive
July 08, 2026
July 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release:
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From Merger to Movement: A Legacy of Keeping Hope Alive
Celebrating 60 years of partnership with the American Teachers Association
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Sixty years ago, in a dimly lit Miami Beach convention center--during a time of nationwide racial turmoil--two men, both educators, contemplated the words on the historic documents they were about to sign . . .
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From Merger to Movement: A Legacy of Keeping Hope Alive
Celebrating 60 years of partnership with the American Teachers Association
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Sixty years ago, in a dimly lit Miami Beach convention center--during a time of nationwide racial turmoil--two men, both educators, contemplated the words on the historic documents they were about to sign . . .