For more than a century, The SCEA members have joined together with families and community leaders to advocate for our students and our public schools.
And along the way, we’ve accomplished quite a bit.
Take a look at what we can do together when we use our collective power to speak up for students and educators.
The 21st Century
Pay Increases for Educators
![Pregnant teacher interacting with students](https://www.thescea.org/sites/scea/files/styles/554wide/public/2023-04/28-parentalleave-teaching-blog.jpg?itok=VFOZ0HwQ)
Paid Parental Leave for School Employees
Duty-free lunch back on the menu
![A picture of three teachers with the text "more than praise...we all deserve a raise."](https://www.thescea.org/sites/scea/files/styles/554wide/public/2022-08/senate-cta-metadata-banner-1200-657-px-3840-2160-px-1400-933-px.png?itok=hJZjoYWL)
Minimum educator salary, bus driver pay, and supply checks increased
Voucher schemes stopped in their tracks
![Legislators, ProTruth coalition members, and The SCEA President and members stand up a the ProTruth Press Conference. They hold signs urging legislators not to pass legislation that limits the history our students can learn.](https://www.thescea.org/sites/scea/files/styles/554wide/public/2022-08/pc-protruth.jpg?itok=_xEST-70)