What We Believe
- We believe that as educators, our primary purpose is to promote academic and ethical standards by which children can develop wisdom, knowledge, skills, and confidence.
- We believe in the ageless, rudimentary, and traditional values upon which our nation was established. As professionals, our conduct should be consistent with those values.
- We believe that the condition of a professional educator’s employment should depend upon skill and integrity, and not membership in or support of any organization or association.
- We believe that a contract proposal should reflect a consensus of all those it affects. We are not opposed to collective bargaining; however, we do not believe in granting to any one group exclusive right to do so.
- We believe that, although a strike may be necessary in the rarest of instances, in most cases the damage caused by striking produces irreparable harm to the communities involved and, therefore should be circumvented.
- We believe in working openly with board members, administrators, parents, students, business community, and anyone who wishes to join us in our efforts to improve the educational environment and process.
- We believe in personal and responsible participation in the political process, but we do not endorse specific candidates or parties as an association.
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December 2025 Update & Year in Review
In this edition: December Education Highlights Phone-Free Schools Bill Advances in Senate Supreme Court Turns Down Book Ban Case Year in Review Key Education Developments
