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Feb 06

NEA Foundation Grants

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The NEA Foundation has three grant opportunities open to members that fund a year of learning:

Student Success; grants of $1,500 or $5,000 fund project-based and deeper student learning;
Learning & Leadership; grants between $1,500 and $5,000 fund individual or group professional development and collegial study;
Envision Equity grants between $1,500 and $5,000 let educators test new ideas and innovations, and help advance students’ cultural understanding and appreciation, anti-racism commitments, and understanding of civic engagement and democracy.

The deadline to apply for the Spring 2022 round has been extended to February 25. Learn more and apply here.

Feb 06

Conferences, Trainings, Workshops

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Upcoming CTA Conferences

CTA conferences offer premier learning and networking experiences as well as professional growth hours and university credit. Visit cta.org/conferences for details and to register, and to learn about additional conferences:

Community College Association Winter Conference, Feb. 11-13, virtual. Highlights advocacy and lobbying and contract enforcement issues. Also offered are CCA’s California Leadership Academy and Grievance Academy. #CCAConference
New Educator Weekend, Feb. 25-27, Santa Clara. Find everything you need to be successful in your first years of teaching, from sessions on classroom management to lesson plans and ideas, member benefits and more. #CTANEW
Equity & Human Rights Conference, March 4-6, Los Angeles. “Spring into action: declutter, decolonize, organize.” Explores issues of diversity, equity and social justice. #CTAEHR
Good Teaching Conference – South, March 18-20, Garden Grove. Supports excellent teaching and learning practices via peer-to-peer instruction. Offers diverse workshops on curriculum content areas for K-12 teachers. Free pre-conference workshops on March 17 and 18 included with registration. #CTAGTC

Upcoming NEA Events

NEA National Leadership Summit, March 11-13, Las Vegas. This year’s theme is “Uniting for a better future for our students, our educators and our communities.” Participants can choose an in-person or virtual experience. Registration Feb. 4-Feb. 25 (or when registration reaches capacity).
NEA Higher Education Conference, March 18-20, Baltimore, MD. The theme: Uniting for a better future for our students, our educators, and our communities: NEA Higher Ed — Leading Across Campuses for a Better Tomorrow. Pre-conference Leadership Day on March 17.
NEA ESP National Conference, March 25-27, New Orleans, LA. Connect with ESPs across the nation for professional development and fun!

Feb 06

ScholarShare 529 Matching Grants

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ScholarShare, California’s official college savings plan, is offering a grant of up to $225 for families who open a college savings account and contribute to it regularly. The Matching Grant Program , which launched this month and runs through the end of 2022, is designed to help low- to moderate-income families save for their children’s college expenses. It provides a dollar-for-dollar match for contributions to a new ScholarShare 529 account up to $200, and also offers a $25 bonus for establishing automatic recurring contributions.

Feb 06

Eligible for the EITC?

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The expanded California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the Young Child Tax Credit and the federal EITC can combine to put hundreds or even thousands of extra dollars in your pocket.

If you have low income and work, you may qualify for CalEITC; if you qualify and have a child under age 6, you may also qualify for the Young Child Tax Credit. Find information about both, including a tool to calculate what you would receive, click here. For information about the federal EITC, go to irs.gov/eitc.

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