2024 Conference
Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
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Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
Group Photo
Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
Group Photo
Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
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Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
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Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
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Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
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Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.
Group Photo
Empowering Tennessee Educators for a Brighter Future
Join us in fostering excellence in education, advocating for teachers, and shaping the next generation of leaders across the Volunteer State.

We’re rooted in a commitment to protect and advocate for our students, our profession, and our members.

Advocacy And Collaborative Action

We’re rooted in a commitment to protect and advocate for our students, our profession, and our members.

At the heart of our mission is a dedication to Tennessee’s teachers, encompassing tens of thousands of elementary and secondary teachers, school administrators, education support professionals, higher education faculty, and students aspiring to become educators. TEA actively engages in protecting and advocating for the core values that form the foundation of our work. These values include a commitment to democracy, where all voices are heard and protected, ensuring compromise and consensus for the common good. We believe in equal opportunity as a basic civil right, emphasizing that access to a free quality public education is the gateway to equal opportunities in our society. Through advocacy and collaborative action, we view advocacy as a vehicle through which the representative voice of our members advances the interests of the profession and the students we educate. We firmly believe that working together enhances both our professional status and the quality of public education.

Comprehensive Legal Protection for Our Members

Protect your career, protect your license, stand for justice – click to learn about TEA’s legal advocacy, ensuring fair practices and support for educators across Tennessee.

Instructional Advocacy

Elevate instruction – click to learn about TEA’s advocacy for effective teaching methods and support for educators shaping Tennessee’s classrooms.

Political Advocacy

Advocate for education – click to learn more about TEA’s political efforts for policies that benefit Tennessee’s students and educators.

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