Easton Area Education Association - "Educators United for Easton's Future."

President's Welcome

Kevin Deely,
EAEA President

Welcome to the Easton Area Education Association. We are an organization of nearly 800 teachers, guidance counselors, school nurses, librarians and school psychologists working together in the Easton Area School District. read more

Protect PSERS!

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The foundation of your retirement is at risk: Be ready to protect your future

The economy may be recovering, but the system that funds your retirement income is facing some serious threats.

You may not give your pension much thought because it’s a long time away, or you simply take for granted that you will have a comfortable retirement, but it’s time to pay attention and be ready to act.

Every PSEA member is needed to speak up and protect the benefits you have earned.

The pension system is funded with your money. Every time a new school employee begins his or her career, it’s with the understanding that along with a regular paycheck and benefits, the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) will administer and pay a pension after that employee retires.

Race To The Top: Why We Said No

Like every parent, Easton Area Education Association (EAEA) wants to see each and every one of our students succeed in school and in life. After all, everything we do in the classroom – every day – is focused on this goal.

And, like most educators, the members of EAEA are skeptical about “education reforms” that are long on ideas and short on details. That is the key reason EAEA decided against joining the School District in signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Department of Education to participate in the federal Race to the Top program.

EAEA believes that it would be wrong to sign on to a program in which so little is known and the stakes are so high. Among other things, the MOU would have required the school district and teachers to divert valuable time and attention from existing programs to design and implement reforms that most likely would die when the federal funds dry up in two to four years.

In short, EAEA believes the Race to the Top program is a good example of “reform” dressed up with good intentions that gives false hope. It simply doesn’t make sense to blindly embrace the newest education fad and divert our attention from programs we know are effective.

Let’s improve on what we have and implement policies that suit our district’s needs. We do not need to sign an MOU to do that.

For more information please feel free to read this document.

Community Impact Fund

Easton teachers are committed to helping the community through charitable donations.

If you are a non-profit organization that helps children in the Easton community,
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Recent Awards

Third Street Alliance for Women and Children
Easton Weed and Seed Cyber Cafe
Children's Home of Easton Scholarship Program
Easton Heritage Day Plein Air on the Delaware Program
ProJect of Easton Family Literacy Program
Art and Literacy Empowerment Center afterschool program
Boy Scouts of America Minsi Trails Council Settlers Camp Technology Initiative
Salvation Army Learning Zone afterschool program
The National Canal Museum’s Mini-Immersion Days Program for hands-on history and student learning
Boys and Girls Club of Easton: "A Place For Us" Program
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Key Issue: Healthcare Reform

More than 48 million Americans, including 9 million children, have no health care coverage – and with the economy in a downturn, more will lose coverage unless we pass reform now.

Congress and the President have put comprehensive health care reform at the top of their agenda this year. PSEA and the NEA believe that this effort is vital to the nation's economic recovery and for strong public schools. Good health supports student achievement and powers a great education.

Ensuring quality, affordable health care for everyone in America is fundamental to our economic future and critically important to our nation's children and their families. Students can't learn unless they come to school healthy. More information here