Today is Earth Day. A day in which we work together to take action to protect and preserve planet Earth. Join NEA to fight for climate & environmental justice. Learn more at nea.org/climatejustice.

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School and college cell phone policies differ from district to district and even from building to building. Educators, what do you think is the best policy for your grade/age level band? What works in your classroom?

Spring is a great time to start a school garden! Gardens are a great teaching tool that can support reading, science, math, and more. Check out the Washington State Department of Agriculture's great resources: agr.wa.gov/departments/bu…

Students can't learn when they're hungry. Check out this fantastic idea from the Arlington School District to make sure students have access to food: king5.com/article/news/e…

School librarians foster students' love of reading, open them to new cultures and ideas, and expand their world view. It's National School Library Month - take a minute to shout out to your school librarian in the comments! 📣🎉

This tax day, don't miss out on your opportunity to get cash back from the state! See if you qualify for the Working Families Tax Credit: wataxcredit.org

Congratulations to Port Angeles Paraeducators Association on your new collective bargaining agreement and to Port Angeles Education Association for supporting them throughout the strike! Through solidarity and a strong pro-public-education, pro-worker community, you have won!

WEA delegates from all across the state used our hearts and minds to build a strong future for our union. Over these three days of #WEA RA2024 we showed how powerful union democracy can be, plus we met new friends and learned new skills. #WEA

Session 7, our last session, is underway! Delegates are considering more new business items this evening. #WEA RA2024 #WEA

Session six just adjourned, just one more to go! #WEA RA2024 #WEA

Delegates enjoyed this lovely Spokane spring day and now we're back in the convention hall! 🌼🌷 #WEA #WEA RA2024

Delegates continued our work this morning, debating new business items and resolutions proposed by fellow delegates. We'll be back this afternoon for more! #WEA #WEA RA2024

Good morning delegates! Welcome to #WEA RA2024 day 3! Session 5 is underway. #WEA

Our time discussing and debating is a sign of our committment to doing the best by our schools and colleges and our students. Delegates work late to make sure our union has a strong and bright future, and we'll be back at it tomorrow! #WEA #WEA RA2024

Congratulations to 2024 Washington Teacher of the Year Blaire Penry! 🎉🎉 Blaire, a member of Auburn EA, focuses her teaching practice on authenticity and inclusion, creating spaces for students to thrive. #WEA #WEA RA2024

Delegates did more hard work this session, considering continuing resolutions and new business items that will shape the direction of our union. We continue in session 4 after dinner this evening. #WEA RA2024 #WEA

Congrats to 2024 CTC Educator of the Year Dawnne Ernette! 🏆🎉

Congratulations to CTC Educator of the Year Dawnne Ernette! Dawnne is a faculty member at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake who redesigned the English curriculum to be more inclusive, accessible, and attainable for every student. 🎉 #WEA #WEA RA2024

Congratulations to 2024 Education Support Professional of the Year Aimee Bishop! Amy's incredible work provides wrap-around services for students at-risk of leaving school. Whether it's laundry, food, housing, transportation... Aimee is there to support students where they're at.

Session 2 of #weara24 is a wrap. Thanks for your hard work so far, delegates. We can't wait to continue this important work in session 3!