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Valarie Lawson smiling at her notes at the podium while speaking at the NEARI Lobby Day press conference in 2024

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Val Lawson addresses the Delegate Assembly after being elected to her first full term as NEARI President
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NEARI Elects New Officers at May Annual Meeting

May 16, 2023
The National Education Association Rhode Island (NEARI) elected 15 officers last night at its Annual Meeting, making official the recent transition in leadership at Rhode Island’s largest labor union.
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NEARI + RIFT Joint Statement on Uvalde School Massacre

June 1, 2022
National Education Association Rhode Island President Lawrence E. Purtill and Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals President Frank Flynn issued this joint statement following the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.