Support the ESP Bill of Rights!
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
It’s an injustice that’s gone on for years: In all 50 states, education support professionals (ESPs) in our public schools earn, on average, less than a living wage. Yet we can’t run our schools without them.
Let’s become part of a national movement of educators and public school supporters to change this. To jumpstart such a movement, NEA members have created an ESP Bill of Rights, laying out a framework of progress toward justice for ESPs. Here’s what it says:
All education support professionals want and deserve:
You can pledge your support and get information on how you might get an advocacy campaign for ESPs in your school division and in our state at nea.org/nea-esp-bill-rights. Get on board. Let’s work together to get ESPs the dignity and the salaries they earn every day!
According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation.
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