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Want to know more about our union and get more involved? Ready to join? Still paying dues via payroll and ready to protect your membership via AutoPay? Looking to learn more about our classified staff campaign? See you soon and have a coffee or drink on us!

The wait is almost over, Olathe! ✊ Tomorrow kicks off our May Day Spirit Week! Our strength is in our unity, and this week is all about showing up for our schools, our students, and each other. ​Check out the daily themes and let us know how YOU are going to show up! #ONEAStrong

✨ May Day Spirit Week! ✨ ​Get ready, Olathe NEA! Next week (4/27–5/1) we are joining workers across the country in collective action. We’re kicking things off Something Special Monday! ​We want to see the person behind the professional. 1/3

Congratulations Lindsay Davis on being named a semifinalist at the Region 3 Kansas Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony 🎉 #ONEAStrong #OPSGrowHere #KNEAProud

Gov. Kelly signed a bipartisan bill into law enacting a Kansas bell-to-bell school cell phone ban. The voucher bill is on Kelly's desk, too. Will she sign it or veto it? Listen to the Under The Dome Podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=NXu98t… or find it on Spotify or Apple.

Are you a Kansas educator or someone who supports Kansas public schools? If so, please join us Tuesday, March 17, for the Lucky to Have Kansas Public Schools Rally. Register at form.jotform.com/260425963426056. Let's show Kansas leaders how lucky we are to have public schools!

Budget cuts. Declining enrollment. Building consolidations & closures. These aren't just headlines: they are the reality facing our district right now. We cannot afford to stay silent. The time to advocate for our students is right now. 1/5

Call. Email. Send a message. Urge your Senator to vote on on House Bill 2468 - the voucher bill! Find your Senator using this tool: pluralpolicy.com/open/.

After more than seven hours of debate Tuesday, the Kansas Senate narrowly approved its version of the state budget on a 21–19 vote, advancing Senate Bill 315 following discussion that included several amendments related to public education. Read more: bit.ly/4soy8WT

@kneanews Way to go Jennifer!

KNEA is celebrating Read Across America all week with book recommendations from our Board. Today, Jennifer Curry, KNEA Board of Directors member representing Kaw Valley, and Brian Skinner, NEA State Director serving on the KNEA Board of Directors, share their recommendations.

We're so excited to host the Lucky to Have Kansas Public Schools Rally at the Kansas Statehouse on March 17. Please register by scanning the QR code or visiting bit.ly/3Omjdhi. Don't forget to purchase your rally T-shirt by Feb. 22 at bit.ly/4c3A6Hl.

So excited that I got my Olathe Schools Bond ballot dropped off today! #OPSGrowHere #EveryStudentEveryDay

Contact your House representative! If you need help, use pluralpolicy.com/open/. Keep it simple: “Please fully fund special education in the state budget. The current proposal falls millions of dollars short of what Kansas law requires."

🎉 Congratulations to Mr. Greg Bergman, Emergency Medical Services Instructor, for being named a 2026 Horizon Award winner! The Horizon award recognizes outstanding new educators who demonstrate excellence in instruction, dedication to their students, and a strong commitment to the education profession in their first year of teaching. Mr. Bergman is one of 32 teachers across the state to receive this recognition! #OPSGrowHere

The KS Legislature begins Jan. 12. Advocate through the At the Table program. Visit form.jotform.com/.../2026-at-th…... . KNEA coalition members are hosting rallies Jan. 14. The Human Needs Are Human Rights rally is 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The KS AFL-CIO Labor Rally is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

KNEA would like to invite you to the Education Support Professionals Conference in Topeka at KNEA Headquarters! Hotel accommodations are available for anyone traveling more than 60 miles. We hope to see you there! RSVP at bit.ly/26kneaesp

These Olathe NEA members spent today sharpening their skills at KNEA Advocacy Day 💪 With the leg session beginning this week, it’s critical that lawmakers hear from educators. What happens in Topeka shapes classrooms across Kansas—including ours.