Why are WEA members involved in the political process?
WEA members are Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Regardless of their political affiliation, WEA’s members are involved in the political process because they care about educating and protecting children and strengthening American public education. The issues that unite us are protecting children, improving public schools and strengthening the teaching profession. These issues drive our involvement in the political process. They are the ruler by which we measure all political hopefuls and lobby our elected leaders. Because all education decisions – from the statehouse to the White House – are political decisions, we need to ensure that our elected leaders measure up on important issues involving children and public education. WEA members are involved in the political process for many reasons. Among them: • To speak out in support of quality public schools and the rights of teaching professionals. • To make the case that society must make a greater financial commitment to public e
