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We're here to Keep the Promise of Quality Public Education

The Vermont-National Education Association is the union of Vermont educators, 13,000 professionals who teach the state's children every day.
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Every school must be a sanctuary for every student. And the way we achieve that is by strengthening our public education system and strengthening the educator voice within that system.
Quote by: Don Tinney, VT-NEA President

Our best hope for student success is you.

Your passion and commitment are crucial to helping all students—of all colors and backgrounds—learn, grow, and fulfill their potential. Here’s how you can get started.
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Use Your Educator Voice.

We are THE voice for educators in Vermont. See what membership can mean for you!

Let's Get Real

Let's Bring Real Change

Let's Get Real

45 out of 50 states fail to provide adequate funding to public schools.

Let's Bring Real Change

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Nourishing our students - satisfying their hunger and quenching their thirst - is as important as delivering academic instruction.
— Don Tinney, President of Vermont-NEA
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More than one in five LGTBQ+ youth living in unaccepting communities attempted suicide in 2022, compared to 8 percent in very accepting places.

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Read about the importance of supporting and protecting LGBTQ+ students, take action, and get involved with the movement.
Learn how to defend the freedom of our LGBTQ+ students

Standardized tests are inaccurate, inequitable, and don’t accurately measure student learning and growth.

Let's Bring Real Change

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"I don’t think there’s any worse way to decide the worth of a human being than by how they choose A, B, C or D on some standardized test."
— Pete Stone, Teacher
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The Union of Vermont Educators

The Vermont-National Education Association is the union of Vermont educators, 13,000 professionals who teach the state's children every day. As the state's largest union, Vermont-NEA is proud to represent the people who make a difference in the lives of students in classrooms across Vermont.