Membership

Why join NREA? The benefits to NREA members are numerous. Among them are:

Member Services

  1. Affordable and secure self-funded health insurance for school district employees through the NREA Benefit Trust Fund
  2. Full service insurance, financial resources, and money management services through Great American Financial Resources, Inc. 
  3. Improved classroom instruction through the Barlow and Associates Teacher Appraisal System
  4. National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition to monitor federal legislation
  5. NREA Federal Legislation Forum to inform NREA members about federal issues 
  6. NREA Mini Grant Program - Sponsored by National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
  7. NREA CARES Award - Sponsored by Great American Financial Resources, Inc.
  8. NREA Research Symposium
  9. The Annual NREA Convention
  10. NREA Awards Program, publications, Web site, and list serve
  11. Rural Educator, a peer reviewed professional publication
  12. NREA Web site 
  13. Comprehensive communications to the membership through the NREA Listserv