How We Help

How We Help

As an organization of educators, by educators, and for educators, TEA is committed to ensuring that have the professional resources necessary to accomplish our mission: protecting and advocating for our students, our profession, and our members to create great public schools that prepare everyone for success in a global society.

TEA’s instructional advocacy team is a leader in education policy advocacy and licensure support. In addition, TEA’s instructional advocacy division supports members through high-quality professional learning opportunities and through fostering personal and professional growth of aspiring educators.
Collaborative conferencing is the legally approved method that Tennessee’s teachers can have a collective voice in many important aspects of their job. TEA is the authority on the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act (PECCA), helping teachers improve salaries, benefits, and working...