ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Provides individualized support for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and student loan repayment, offers personal loans, and gives access to discounted home, auto, and renters' insurance. Members can also earn cash back on online purchases and receive an annual $500 benefit for car rentals or hotel stays.

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 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.

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.

Provides high-quality professional development trainings, including independent study courses, webinars, and workshops on topics such as classroom management, trauma-informed teaching, mindfulness, bullying prevention, and LGBTQ+ student safety. These programs count toward clock hours for teacher certification renewal and may support salary advancement.

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.

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.

Advocates for educators and students in Arizona by opposing standardized testing, promoting fair evaluations, supporting fair wages, protecting and increasing public school funding, and preventing unfunded mandates. The organization also advocates against school privatization and the expansion of voucher programs.

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.

Produces a podcast platform for education leaders, publishes a quarterly magazine for members, and provides classroom resources such as lessons, activities, and videos to support the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and women's history.

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

Hosts an annual three-day Leadership and Growth Summit to train AEA leaders in organizing and leadership for their schools and local unions.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Offers legal support and protection for work-related issues, access to education law experts, and an attorney referral program for personal legal matters. Members also receive liability insurance and a complimentary $1,000 life insurance plan with access to additional low-cost coverage.

Organizes an annual Delegate Assembly for over 600 educators to elect board members and vote on policy resolutions, and sends a delegation of union educators to the NEA Representative Assembly each year.