Something Better Magazine
MNEA's Flagship publication
Something Better is MNEA’s digital magazine. Members can expect to receive this magazine three times per year, delivered to their home email addresses. MNEA features accomplishments and personal stories of members as well as issues affecting public school students and staff.
Feature Articles
by Samantha Hayes, Director of Professional Policy & Practice Modernization Task Force Following the Money: What Missouri NEA is Watching in School Funding Modernization Missouri's school funding...
Kimberly Sixta doesn't just teach at Ruskin High School in Hickman Mills. She grew up there. She walks the same hallways she walked as a student. She teaches the children of former classmates. And...
By Samantha Hayes, MNEA Director of Professional Policy & Practice Missouri NEA is fighting voucher schemes in court because the evidence is clear: universal vouchers drain resources from public...
Paulette Luckett doesn't just treat students' immediate health needs. She removes barriers that keep them from learning in the first place. She advocates for their voices. She trains colleagues. She...
Made possible by the NEA Public Schools Grant. Working Conditions Listening Tour An educator’s working conditions are a student’s learning environment. With this guiding premise, we have embarked on...
It has been a privilege to start the year with you. MNEA members have demonstrated remarkable professional commitment and are moving public education forward across the state. Our lawsuit to block $51...
Once a month, MNEA Director of Professional Policy & Practice, Samantha Hayes, will send out the Professional Practice Pulse, a communication to give frequent updates on the activity and action, when...
On January 5, 2025, educators and public employees across Missouri and the nation celebrated a monumental victory as President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) into...
Missouri NEA members have achieved a remarkable milestone: They collected 2,987 signatures statewide to nominate Amanda Perschall for the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of...
The 2025 Missouri legislative session opened on January 8, bringing lawmakers, advocates, and education leaders to Jefferson City. With education and tax reform dominating the agenda, Missouri...
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