National Teacher's Day

The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest professional employee organization, representing 2.8 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. It is engaged in a range of issues that affect public schools, students, and professional school employees.

National Education Association, along with its affiliates lobbied the Congress for dedicating a day to teachers around the world. The first National Teacher's Day was celebrated on 7th of March 1980. It was declared as National Teacher's Day for that year only. Later NEA Representative Assembly voted to make Tuesday of the first full week of May as National Teacher's Day.

National Education Association Teachers Day is an attempt to honor the teachers who play a crucial role in our lives. Through National Education Association's Teacher's Day, we attempt to show our appreciation to the shapers of our future. Behind every successful person there is an educator. NEA Teachers' Day'06, celebrated on 9th May'06, acknowledged the devotion of all the educators of the world to the purpose of education.