NEA Launches New Web Site for Educators, Parents & Community

The National Education Association has launched a newly enhanced Web site, NEA Interactive. The site is available at www.nea.org, and offers top-notch professional resources for educators, support for parents and communities, and a special area for NEA members.

"The National Education Association is creating the number one resource Web site for educators," NEA President Reg Weaver said. "As we continue to develop nea.org, we will include more tools for education professionals as well as ways to involve parents and community members."

The site combines the members-only professional resources previously available on OWL.org with the NEA's public Web site, which contains information about education issues like the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, tips for parents, association news and more. Members who registered with OWL.org will have instant access to NEA Interactive's Members Only area without having to re-register.

By visiting the Members Only area, educators can access discussion boards on a variety of topics, newsletter resources for local associations, information about grants and other professional development opportunities, member benefits information and more. The Members Only area also includes the NEA Marketplace, which offers discounts on products like online professional development and long-distance phone service.

The site offers resources about NEA's special events, such as Read Across America, National Teacher Day and American Education Week. There is also information about NEA meetings and organizational documents, and a Legislative Action Center.

New content is posted regularly, so bookmark www.nea.org to stay on top of education issues and association activities.

Posted January 18, 2005