ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Produces a podcast platform for educator leaders and community allies to discuss key education topics in Arizona and publishes a quarterly magazine for all members covering education issues, legislative action, and member resources.

Provides classroom resources including lessons, activities, and videos to support the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and Women's History Month in schools.

Organizes an annual Delegate Assembly attended by over 600 educators to elect board members and vote on policy resolutions and constitutional amendments, and sends a delegation of union educators to the NEA Representative Assembly each year, with delegates elected through online and local voting processes.

Provides legal support for work-related issues and an attorney referral program for personal legal matters such as family law, wills and estates, and real estate. Also offers access to a team of education law experts and liability insurance for members.

Offers members a complimentary $1,000 life insurance plan with access to low-cost additional coverage, discounted home, auto, and renters' insurance through partnerships with Travelers' Insurance and California Casualty, and access to personal loans for consolidating high-interest debt or managing major expenses.

Provides high-quality professional development trainings, including classroom management, teacher evaluations, trauma-informed teaching, mindfulness, bullying prevention, LGBTQ+ student safety, and support for English Language Learners. These offerings include free webinars, independent study courses, blended learning, and the Learn and Lead program delivered by current union educators, with some trainings counting toward clock hours for certification renewal and salary advancement.

Provides individualized support to members for applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and navigating student loan repayment options.

Provides members an annual $500 benefit for car rentals or hotel stays through NEA Travel and enables cash back on online purchases via the NEA Discount Marketplace through Rakuten, with quarterly payouts.

Advocates for educators and students by opposing standardized testing, promoting fair evaluations, supporting fair wages, protecting and increasing funding for public schools, preventing unfunded mandates, and stopping the expansion of school privatization and ESA voucher programs.

Engages in collective action across worksites, local communities, and public spaces to advance shared goals.

Organizes advocacy efforts based on policy priorities set annually through a democratic Delegate Assembly.

Hosts an annual one-day Racial and Social Justice Conference, which in 2023 was the first fully bilingual statewide conference offered in English and Spanish.

Advocates to ensure living wages, safe working conditions, and dignity for Arizona workers and to cultivate resilient and safe communities.

Offers a professional learning program with seven micro-credentials to help educators create bully-free school environments and hosts the annual three-day Leadership and Growth Summit to train AEA leaders in organizing and leadership for their schools and local unions.