Student Program

10) Legal Protection you can count on.
$2 million in damages and additional payment for legal fees for most civil and some criminal lawsuits arising out of job-related incidents and a free one-hour consultation with an attorney for personal legal matters.

9) E-mail listservs allow you to communicate with your peers, get answers from experienced teachers and receive Works 4 Me, a weekly e-mail with practical classroom tips.

8) Great opportunity to become a leader in your local, state & national association.

7) Have a blast at the MNEA Student Conference held each year at the Lake of the Ozarks.

6) Publications to assist you as you begin your career in education — Start Smart, a beginning teacher handbook; Salary Benchmarks & Rankings, a comparison of school district salaries in Missouri; Something Better, MNEA's award-winning magazine; Show Me Education, published by students for students; NEA Today and Tomorrow’s Teachers.

5) Your membership card saves you money at over 200,000 locations nationwide.

4) $20 rebate for every year you were a MNEA-Student member when you join MNEA after graduation.

3) Learn and grow with peers from across the state.

2) No weird initiation rituals.

1) Jump start your teaching career.
To join the MNEA Student Program, contact your campus MNEA chapter or join online. Membership dues are as low as $17 per year.

Request a Praxis II workshop on your campus
The Praxis examinations are designed to assess individuals' knowledge and skills acquired through professional education programs. MNEA offers a free pre-test workshop for members. View the Praxis II workshop schedule or request a Praxis II workshop on your campus.

Financial and career resources

• Scholarships, financial aid, grants & loans
• Financial Aid Tips.org
• Career opportunities
• Student dues rebate
• Sign up for Upromise to help you pay off your student loans
• - collects thousands of job postings from dozens of education Web sites. The Source, SchoolSpring's e-newsletter, is a great resource to help you in your job search.

Useful information

• Preparing for the Praxis II
• Web sites of interest
• EEOC's Youth@Work Web site - The program is designed for youth by youth to teach you about your real world rights and responsibilities as an employee.
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  TEACHnow.org - Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim 's documentary, TEACH, chronicles four young teachers as they survive their first-year of teaching in America's toughest schools. Watch online.