https://feaweb.org The homepage of the Florida Education Association Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:23:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://feaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/android-chrome-384x384-1-150x150.png https://feaweb.org 32 32 Florida Education Association false episodic Florida Education Association [email protected] Copyright 2021 Florida Education Association Copyright 2021 Florida Education Association podcast https://feaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Educating-from-the-Heart-1500px-1.jpg https://feaweb.org/podcast TV-G Monthly https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/member-spotlight-steve-vandam-and-kristy-harris-highlands-county-education-association/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:29:43 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=184957 The students in Sebring High School’s Art Club go all out for the annual Soup for the Arts event. This picture is from the 2025 event where the theme was “Out of this World.” In every community across the state, students in Florida’s public schools are mastering skills in reading, writing, math, social studies and […]

The post Member Spotlight: Steve VanDam and Kristy Harris, Highlands County Education Association first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/release/parents-educators-and-students-call-on-florida-legislature-to-strengthen-public-schools/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:45:52 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?post_type=press_releases&p=184638 Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA), alongside parents, teachers, professors,  education staff professionals and student leaders from across the state discussed the state of public education in Florida and the urgent need for the Legislature to strengthen public schools rather than abandon them, in order to meet the needs of the students, parents, educators, and communities they serve.  

The post Parents, Educators and Students Call on Florida Legislature to Strengthen Public Schools first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/introducing-memberassist-real-help-for-real-stress/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:25:02 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=183568 MemberAssist is a new, free benefit for FEA members that helps take stressors off your plate so you can focus on what matters most.

The post Introducing MemberAssist: Real Help for Real Stress first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/martin-vickers-okaloosa-county-education-association/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:07:59 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=183358 At Crestview High School, located in Okaloosa County in Florida’s Panhandle, they say “once a bulldog, always a bulldog.” That certainly is true for Martin Vickers who graduated from Crestview around two decades ago and recently returned to his alma mater as a teacher.

The post Martin Vickers, Okaloosa County Education Association first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/2026-fea-education-staff-professional-of-the-year-samuel-reddick/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:01:37 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=183313 Public schools are the heart of our communities and no where is that more apparent than in the actions of the 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel Reddick with Orange Education Support Professionals Association.

The post 2026 FEA Education Staff Professional of the Year, Samuel Reddick first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/st-johns-media-specialist-awarded-fea-teaching-award/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:58:37 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=183014 Pictured above:  Carolyn Milian, M.L.S  (center) is joined by Nandi Riley, FEA Secretary-Treasurer (left) and Andrew Spar, FEA President after receiving the 2025 FEA Award for Teacher Excellence at FEA’s September Governance Board meeting. Media specialists and school librarians in Florida have unique challenges as they look to support the differing needs of all the […]

The post St. Johns Media Specialist Recipient of FEA Teaching Award first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/share-your-story/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:42:36 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=182052 Tell us how your communities, classrooms and careers are affected by laws that keep your pay low, that don’t fully fund public schools, and that don’t support our students.

The post Share Your Story first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/release/florida-education-unions-celebrate-collective-bargaining-wins/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:30:53 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?post_type=press_releases&p=181862 100-0 recertification record affirms: workers want unions. Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA) is celebrating its 100th consecutive local union recertification election win in the state, reaffirming that workers in Florida not only support but are actively voting to keep their unions.

The post Florida Education Unions Celebrate Collective Bargaining Wins first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/member-spotlight-heather-garcia/ Fri, 23 May 2025 14:02:00 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=181686 School libraries should be full of rich, diverse books and Heather Garcia makes sure that is the case at W. T. Moore Elementary School in Tallahassee. Throughout the year, the Leon Classroom Teachers Association hold several book drives. W. T. Moore Elementary School media specialist Heather Moore is a constant presence at these events. Heather […]

The post Member Spotlight: Heather Garcia, Leon Classroom Teachers Association first appeared on Florida Education Association.]]> https://feaweb.org/eadvocate/member-spotlight-john-hoback-hillsborough-classroom-teachers-association/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:32:50 +0000 https://feaweb.org/?p=181516 It all started with one word: glue. 27 years ago, John Hoback heard someone say that the performing arts center was the glue that held communities together. But looking around his community, John felt differently. Certainly, performing arts are worth investing in and bring people together, but to him, the real glue in a community […]

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