Tennessee Education Association

On June 19, 1865, over 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas were informed that the Civil War was won months earlier and they were finally free. Since then, Juneteenth, also known as “Juneteenth Independence Day,” “Emancipation Day,” "Jubilee Day," or “Freedom Day,” has been celebrated by Black communities. The date became a federal holiday in 2021 after decades of activists' and organizers' hard work to convince our leaders to designate June 19th as a National Independence Day.

Although Juneteenth is commemorated when most K-12 schools are on summer break, it remains a valuable part of our nation's history and an essential reminder of slavery's legacy in the United States, and should be taught within other lessons on American history.

Extra, extra! The Legislative Wrap Up issue of the TEA Public School Advocate is live.

Check your personal email or click the link below to read it right now. ⬇️

Help! I Need Somebody: Register for TEA’s After-School Special June 18 ✅ 4 pm Central/ 5 pm Eastern 💻

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Whether your license is up for renewal this August or two years from now, TEA’s Instructional Advocacy team urges members to stay on top of renewal requirements and ensure professional development points are entered correctly into TNCompass. Teachers can file for renewal as soon as their final year of validity begins on September 1. Click the link below to review state requirements and access TEA's award-winning online and in-person professional development options (you will need the member number and zip code to log in).

TNEA.org/how-we-help/instructional-advocacy/licensure-and-education-policy

🤝 When teachers and school district leaders work together, great things happen in our public schools!

A huge congratulations to the Cannon County Education Association leaders and members on signing a brand new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cannon Co. School District! This milestone is a powerful reminder that working together works, thanks to the collaborative framework of PECCA (Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act).

📸 Pictured left to right:

Front Row: School Board Chairman Derrick Mullins, Cannon Co. EA President Beth Northcutt, and Cannon Co. Director of Schools Julie Vincent.

Second Row: SPED Supervisor Dr. Jen McCrey, Cannon Co. School Board member Rebecca Tramel, and CCEA member Connie Lorance.

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Tennessee is not investing enough to meet the needs that our schools are asked to address today. TEA's Drew Sutton joined Metro Nashville Public Schools Board Chair Freda Player and host Ben Hall on OpenLine tonight to discuss the state of public education in Tennessee.

🚨 Several alterations to student loan administration will go into effect on July 1.
Join the webinar on June 16, get advice to help you stay on track for loan forgiveness. Register here: https://bit.ly/42MliqQ