Hampton Education Association (HEA) is your local affiliate of the Virginia Education Association (VEA) and the National Education Association (NEA).
Membership connects you with over 3 million educators and support professionals throughout the Nation.
06/05/2026
Organize! Organize! Organize! Spots are filling up fast for VEA's 2026 Summer Organizing Institute, July 14-16, in Richmond. Learn new strategies and tools to grow membership and strengthen educator voices! Register here ⬇️
https://vea.link/soi2026
05/30/2026
The Summer Organizing Institute is open to all members. This an amazing training to take advantage of FOR FREE, including hotel and food! Join us this summer for this fun and informative event at the Richmond Westin, July 14-16! The deadline to sign up has been extended to June 8th, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity.
Learn how to build the power of your local at VEA's 2026 Summer Organizing Institute, July 14-16, in Richmond! Learn more and register here ⬇️
https://vea.link/soi2026
05/27/2026
What we need is collective bargaining so we can have a seat at the table and negotiate for real contracts that actually protect our rights. Then maybe we would have less licensed teachers leaving the classroom. This ITMC might be a temporary band-aid to solution to get licensed teachers to come to this area, but they won’t stay long once they realize they’re being taken advantage of for below average pay.
Hampton Roads has the highest teacher vacancy rate in the state and a newly signed Virginia bill could help address the issue.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, or ITMC, and several other education bills Monday at Highland Springs High School in Henrico County.
The bill is designed to create a streamlined pathway to licensure, remove barriers to obtaining a license in a new state and support the relocation of eligible military spouses.
Read More | https://tinyurl.com/e6up42td
05/27/2026
Letters for May 24: Governor betrayed Virginia’s public sector workers Letter writers discuss collective bargaining veto, industrial-scale fishing and Trump anti-weaponization fund.
05/22/2026
05/19/2026
If you're upset about Governor Spanberger's veto of the historic collective bargaining legislation, you're not alone. Now is the time to show up and speak out about this betrayal.
Join us in solidarity at 4 p.m. on Thursday May 21 in Richmond to march for workers' rights. This event is being organized alongside our union partners in the Virginia Public Sector Labor Coalition.
We will not be silent in the face of union busting.
Show your solidarity! Join us at 1111 E Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219 on May 21 at 4pm.
You can RSVP here:
https://www.mobilize.us/seiu-virginia/event/954834/