What is SFEA/SNEA? 
SFEA is the student branch of FEA (Florida Education Association) and the NEA (National Education Association) . SNEA was founded in 1937 and has served over one million members.  SNEA currently has over 50,000 members nationally. It's purpose, "shall be to develop in prospective educators an understanding of the education profession, to provide for a united student voice in matters affecting their profession, to influence the conditions under which prospective educators are prepared, to advance the interests and welfare of students preparing for a career in education, to promote and protect human and civil rights, and to stimulate the highest ideals and professional ethics, standards, and attitudes." For more information on the benefits of being an SFEA member, click the link to the right. 
To link to FEA or NEA's web pages, click on the words FEA or NEA below. 
What is FEA? 
I couldn't think of anything better to write than the president of the FEA, Maureen Dinnen. So here is her message about FEA: "As president of this great Association, I am proud of the contributions made by our 122,000 FEA  members who work in Florida's public schools, colleges and universities. Nine out of every ten  Americans are products of our public schools. That means 90 percent of our techies, teachers, entrepreneurs, entertainers, diplomats, doctors, aeronautical engineers and auto workers. On a daily basis, we work with Florida's public school children and college students in their pursuit of a quality education. 
We are your teachers, bus drivers, faculty members, school secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers educational aides, librarians, painters, media technicians and bus mechanics. As educators we know what it takes to make our schools productive and educationally sound. We have the research. We know the issues. We know how to get results. We want safe and clean schools, equipped with the latest teaching materials and technology. It will take good teachers, dedicated support staff, reasonable class sizes and a solid curricula. And we must make sure all our public schools must be on a sound financial footing. But, those results depend on parents, teachers,  support staff, administrators, school boards, politicians, and students working in unison toward the focused goal of helping kids learn. We invite you to help your local public schools, colleges,
universities, and students in any way you can. We need volunteers to help mentor or tutor or just to take time to read to a child. 
The members of the Florida Education Association are committed to making Florida's schools the best in the nation."

 
What is NEA?
With over 2.5 million members, the National Education Association (NEA) is America's oldest and  largest  professional organization.  NEA is a volunteer based organization that provides many and varied services and professional support to teachers and school support staff. NEA affiliates regularly lobby legislators for resources that school needs and work to protect academic freedom, among many other things.  Its mission has remained the same since its founding in 1857:  to improve the quality of public education and the professional status of those who dedicate their lives to it.
 
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