The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its many policy flaws, false assumptions, unintended consequences, and botched implementation have become all too apparent. What will the NEA and Missouri NEA do to ensure an overhaul of this federal law?

A round table discussion about the Government Pension Offset "GPO" and Windfall Elimination Provision "WEP" unfairly reducing social security benefits earned by hard working Missouri teachers. GPO causes loss of spousal benefits and WEP causes loss of benefits that teachers earned themselves.