Who we are

We are every day educators. We show up for our students as we are an indispensable part of their childhood and development. While we fight for a more equitable education system, we simultaneously demand excellence within the four walls of our classrooms. We do both.

CORE VALUES

  • EXCELLENCE: Educators should set standards for excellence, work toward those standards, be compensated more for achieving them, and revise those standards over time.

  • PROFESSIONALISM: Educators should be treated as true professionals, including by receiving elevated HR services.

  • COLLABORATION: Educators should have more dedicated time to work together, including time to visit each other’s classrooms.

  • EQUITY: Educators should be compensated more for teaching in hard-to-staff schools or teaching hard-to-staff licenses.

  • DEMOCRACY: Our union should allow members to vote for their leaders at their place of work, just as members vote for our contracts.