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NEARI is moving forward with plans for testifying and a second rally. The supplemental budget will impact the retirement medical coverage of many members. Read the details here. NEARI members should be lobbying theGeneral Assembly to keep retirement benefits, bargaining rights, and quality education intact. See Newsline Online for details. Read about the Special Legislative Commission on state pensions here. Use these talking points to communicate with your legislators. Find your legislators' contact information by following the steps on CapWiz, starting with your zipcode. Look around on this site - it's highly informative on federal issues as well. Email kjenkins@nea.org with your name and address for a copy of the booklet "The Value of Your Public Sector DB Plan." State House News will be updated as appropriate.
Students can experience the arts – for free! Sign your high school class up for exciting FREE opportunities and enjoy the benefits with them. Register for the Arts Passport through the Rhode Island Arts Learning Network.
Thank you from the Gingerbread Express!
More than 2,000 needy Rhode Island children were helped this year trough the NEARI Children's Fund Gingerbread Express gift-giving program. Check out the highlights.
New regs for special education have been adopted as proposed, but at least speech will continue to be considered a qualified service. Read more.
Keep track of Social Security reform. Check here for updates on Congressional action.
Watch for your new membership card, in the mail November 1st. The current membership cards do not expire until December 31st, and can still be used to save with our Member Benefits program.
No Child Left Behind is under review in Congress. NEA President Reg Weaver brings members' concerns to the forefront. Read his statement and check out these links to further information.
Some local associations are still trying to bargain their contracts. Find the 2007 bargaining news here.
You read the news, now read the report.
The new NEARI/RIFT report on education - The Shape of the Starting Line - is here in its entirety. Let us know what you think.
If you have fewer than 10 years of service in the Employees' Retirement System of RI, the General Assembly has changed your retirement options. Read on to find out how the new benefits will be computed. |
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