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Tools for distance teaching & learning

CTA provides ongoing webinars led by experienced online educators who give you tools and best practices for teaching remotely. On tap next week: using Nearpod in the secondary classroom engaging middle and high school virtually high school math online using Google Classroom high school ELA “guerrilla virtual style” Sign up here. Can’t make the live trainings? Watch them on CTA’s …

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CARE Act Information

CARE Act Payments: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CARES-Act-Payments-040320-FINAL.docx Education Stabilization Fund: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ESF-Cares-Act-FAQ-FINAL-040320.docx Student Loans: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Student-Loans-FAQ-CARES-Act-FINAL-040320.docx Unemployment Insurance: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UI-Benefits-CARES-Act-FINAL-040320.docx ESSA Waivers: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CARES-Act-ESSA-Waivers-040320-FINAL.docx School Meals: https://educationvotes.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/School-meals-Families-First-Corona-Response-Act.pdf

Webinar – Student Loan Relief: What the COVID-19 Relief Law means for Student Loan Borrowers

NEA will be hosting a live webinar, Student Loan Relief: What the COVID-19 Relief Law means for Student Loan Borrowers, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). Educators, and particularly educators of color, have been burdened by student debt for far too long. And the COVID-19 crisis risks making that debt even more …

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Message about Distance Learning from President Todd

Hey VTA members,     I hope you are doing as well as you can, and that you and yours are all healthy and home.  This is a surreal time and I have to turn off the news every now and then, go outside in the sun, take a deep breath, and remind myself that this will …

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The Union Still Makes Us Strong

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis there are organizations that are undermining our efforts to advocate for you and provide you the resources you need to serve your students. One is the Freedom Foundation, a Washington-based anti-worker organization funded by out-of-state billionaires that opposes paid sick leave and collective bargaining. Remember: Everything they stand …

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