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Washington Education Association

A day in the life of Miss J

Pamella Johnson, WEA's 2022 Education Support Professional of the Year, is an academic and behavioral intervention specialist at Rochester High School and a passionate advocate for paraeducators.

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Leading for equity

Arlington members use equity team to make schools better and to give back.

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Saluting Snohomish's Kathy Purviance-Snow

Snohomish educator receives national honor for commitment to growing equity and educator diversity.

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Four Washington STEM teachers nominated for presidential award

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The power of acknowledgment

Meet North Thurston's Jerad Koepp, Washington's 2022 Teacher of the Year.

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What's happening

Registration is open for NAKIA Academy

Applications are being accepted for the next NAKIA Academy for certificated educators across Washington. A continuation of the partnership between OSPI's Beginning Educator Support Teams program and WEA's Advocacy and Organizing Center's Early Career Educators, this is a community that is in continuous growth and support. The academy currently engages with more than 80 people of color members to lead, organize and create equitable spaces in education.
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Teaching Truth: Educators' Rights

Educators are experts on making sure our students learn honesty about who we are, integrity in how we treat others, and courage to do what’s right. Recent broad-ranging attacks on how we teach and what we teach has created confusion about how we can safely continue teaching accurate and updated curricula to help our students understand our past and present in order to create a better future.
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