Resources
NEA
As a member of AEA, you are part of the National Education Association (NEA, or NEA National), the largest association of teachers and education support professionals in the country. Their website has a wide range of information and resources.
NEA-Alaska
AEA is part of NEA-Alaska, a collection of more than 50 local EA's around the state, from Ketchikan to Barrow to the Lower Y-K Delta. See their website for information on what is happening around the State, and what resources they provide to members.
NEA-Alaska Health Plan
The NEA-Alaska Health Plan is administered by a separate organization as a trust for NEA-Alaska. It means that members are represented by trustees who are also NEA-Alaska members and this gives all NEA-Alaska members a voice in determining their health care benefits. You'll find that the Plan has delivered solid benefits at a reasonable price. Their site gives you lots of details.
This link has general information on 403B plans.
If you haven't contacted your state representatives before, it's pretty easy and we encourage you to do so.
At the moment, our key issues are returning to Defined Benefit Retirement, Full and Forward Funding for Education in Alaska, and decent teacher housing in rural Alaska, but NEA Delegate Assembly and the local EA's across the State have also taken stands on manyother issues.
Anchorage School District Site
Helpful Links
Alaska Educational Innovations Network
