NEA Today is featuring retired educators who are still making a difference—and two of those highlighted are Arizona's own Barbara Matteson and Linda Somo. The former NEA-Retired president, Barbara Matteson was recently honored as the NEA-Retired Distinguished Service Award by the NEA-Retired Executive Council. Linda Somo, the past-president of AEA-Retired and currently serving as the treasurer of the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans continues to offer mentorship and adv

There are those who think only of themselves and theirs. That has always been a part of the U.S. And it belongs here, just like we all do. But, underlying all of our public policies in the U.S. is the social policy of looking after the interests of all people: rich, poor, old and young, and being inclusive of all religions, races, ethnicities, LGBT, and everything in between. Betsy DeVos and her colleagues in the White House intend to abandon our nation’s core belief that