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To improve your standard of living and your profession, consider these important reasons to join the Association   . It's the best professional decision that you can make for your future and the future of North Dakota education.

YOUR CONTRACT: Thanks to the exclusive efforts of your local bargaining team, supported by your UniServ staff , you have a solid contract that improves your working, teaching and living conditions---every single day---every single year.

YOU HAVE A VOICE in your building, in your school district, in the NDEA General Assembly, before the Legislature and even in the U.S. Congress. Thanks to the unified efforts of the Association, public educators' needs and concerns are represented and expressed wherever and whenever education decisions are made.

JOB SECURITY: Even in the tough economic times, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Association, educators' jobs are protected. Every day Association lobbying efforts are working protecting jobs, salaries, benefits, and members' rights.

MEMBER BENEFITS: It's still true. Membership doesn't cost; it pays. Membership provides you with a variety of important programs and benefits: attorney referral, liability insurance , car insurance, magazine subscriptions and NDEA's own Dues Credit Trust.

UNISERV STAFF SUPPORT: As a member, you are never "out there on your own." You always have the support and advice of your UniServ director to provide guidance, to answer questions, simply to make your job easier. It's good to know that UniServ directors  are acknowledged experts in school law, collective bargaining and member rights. They are experienced and are available to help every member. At all times, professional help is just a phone call away!

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: Today is an exciting time to be a public school educator. Education is facing change like never before. Kids have changed. You are dealing with the most diverse group of students North Dakota has ever seen. To stay on the cutting edge in professional development, NDEA helps members do even more effective jobs when working with students. Check out the NEA web site at www.nea.org for the newest professional development concepts. Sign on today.

STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION: North Dakota's public schools continue to be the best hope for the children enrolled in them. The Association is committed to quality schools, certified quality teachers, and quality students. And we NEED YOU to be a part of our efforts.

IT'S SIMPLY THE PROFESSIONAL THING TO DO:  Simply sign up: education professionals support and join their professional organization. Just like lawyers, doctors, realtors and accountants---professional educators realize that education improves through the efforts of committed professionals working together with common goals and a common vision. NDEA cares about you and your profession. Because our members matter, NDEA represents you every single day---12 months a year.

VALUABLE RESOURCES: Whether it's the NDEA web site, NEA's electronic Works4You, our monthly newspaper North Dakota Education News, our Cyberline, NEA's web site, or NEA Today , the Association provides a wide variety of free or very low cost education resources to members. NDEA also provides the fall Instructional Conference  at no cost to members.

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