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FEA President’s Report – January 24th, 2024
How To Vote Absentee While Living Abroad 2024 is upon us and that means an election coming up in November. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) works to ensure U.S. […] Read More
Apply for the 2025 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence
Each year, the NEA Foundation and NEA recognize outstanding educators through the NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence. The 2025 Awards will be given in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. […] Read More
FEA and NEA Secure Launch of Quick GAO Study on Civilian Healthcare in Japan
Due in large part to NEA’s persistent advocacy on behalf of FEA on the issue, the just-passed 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), now pending the president’s signing, will include […] Read More
December 18th, 2023 President’s Report
Happy Holidays I wish all of our members, wherever they are in the world, a happy and restful holiday break. I hope you get time to spend with loved ones. […] Read More
November 8th, 2023 President’s Report
Possible gov shutdown starting Nov. 18th DoDEA educators should once again prepare for a possible government shutdown. After a shutdown was narrowly avoided in late September with a funding extension […] Read More
FEA Europe Area Newsletters
The FEA Europe Area newsletters are written by FEA’s Europe Area Director. FEA Europe Area April 3, 2024 Newsletter FEA Europe Area March 20, 2024 Newsletter FEA Europe Area March […] Read More
FEA Defends Union Rep Targeted for Supporting Educator
November 2, 2023 After a principal targeted a union rep for reminding an educator of their rights, FEA stepped in. When a school Faculty Representative Spokesperson (FRS), who we’ll call […] Read More
Meet our Members: Curtis White, ESP at Brewster Middle School
With over twenty years in DoDEA schools, Curtis White is a dedicated Education Support Professional (ESP) who fights for both his students and fellow ESPs. Curtis remembers dreaming of being […] Read More
Win In Stateside Debt Collection Case Bolsters Call for Smart LES
October 27th, 2023 An arbitrator ruling upholding the rights of several members in FEA’s-Stateside Region whose wages were garnished also calls for implementing something similar to the “Smart LES” FEA […] Read More
As Over-Testing Continues, GAO Finds DoDEA’s Reform Plan Lacks Sufficient Educator Input
October 24th, 2023 As we covered in an article in the August FEA Journal, over-testing continues to take away valuable teaching time from educators. In one analysis, the Government Accountability […] Read More