The History of the NDEA

The Association became more active in the area of negotiations after 1969 when the state's first negotiations law was passed. The NDEA's increased political activity began about the same time. It now interviews and recommends for election those candidates who are friends of education as determined by their voting record or their interview answers.

Much of the Association's activity today focuses in three areas; instruction and professional development to provide inservice training and otherwise aid in improving teacher performance in the classroom; negotiations designed to improve the economic welfare of teachers and educational opportunity of children; and political action to influence and have input into the decisions that affect education - all of which are political.