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Our Mission & Core Values

We represent classroom teachers and other licensed professional staff, school support staff workers, retired teachers, area education agency employees, community college faculty, and future teachers. We are an integral part of the 3 million-member National Education Association. We work together to make sure that Iowa’s 500,000 public school students get nothing short of the best education possible.

Our Mission

Advocate for policies and practices that elevate the profession and public education while placing students at the center of everything we do. 

Our Core Values

  • Collective Action: Engagement with all members in partnership with students, parents, and community allies to promote, protect, and strengthen public education.  
  • Student Success: Fully-funded and equitable public education for every student regardless of race, disability, identity, socioeconomic status, or zip code. 
  • Professional Respect: Effective working conditions where all educators are trusted, valued, and fairly compensated. 
  • Educator Quality: Highly qualified professionals who reflect the diversity of our students and communities.
  • Democracy: Public education is the cornerstone of the republic providing individuals with the skills to be informed and engaged in our communities.  
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The Iowa State Education Association works to promote, advance, and protect public education, the education profession, and the rights and interests of our members. When you join the ISEA, you’re joining forces with the power and influence of 3.2 million members nationwide.
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The Iowa State Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

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