Robt Seda-Schreiber is the NEA Social Justice Activist of the Year!

Dear wonderful friends & familia- It is with great honor & respect & even some humility that I share with you that I have been named the NEA's 2017  Social Justice Activist of the Year Words cannot begin to express the pride & the inspiration I feel from receiving this extraordinary distinction (& as most of you know, I am rarely at a loss for words; usually I have a veritable plethora & then some!).  That this group of teachers, students & union members believe in me & in the things that I do; that so many people across the country voted to bestow upon me this such very prestigious award; that so many folks, so many of you- my friends, my family, my colleagues, my union, absolute strangers- believe in me & what I have accomplished (& furthermore, what I can continue to achieve!) is staggering to me. Truly.  But I fully realize that this is not only a validation & a benediction of what I have done but indeed a...