@noelcandelaria
Proud El Pasoan, husband, father, & SpEd teacher serving as NEA Secretary-Treasurer, the nations largest labor union, committed to the success of public education & workplace democracy through our unions.
This is not accountability.
Nothing will change by reshuffling the players while the cruel agenda remains intact—DHS has perpetrated egregious, inexcusable, and deadly abuses of power.
We demand true oversight, consequences for these reckless actors, and not another penny in funding for ICE.
As a HS teacher, I used to take my students to read at nearby elementary schools during NEA’s #ReadAcrossAmerica week. Full-circle magic.
Today at Cardinal:
• Every kinder got We Are Definitely Human
• Every 1st grader got Mistaco
Reading in Spanglish. Big joy. Kids seen.
nea.org/readacross 📚
This article highlights teachers. But it’s bus drivers, paras, counselors, custodians, nutrition & office staff too.
We’ve seen educators stand between bullets and students. Now they stand between fear and their students.
Different threat. Same courage.
Protect public education. Every day.
STARTING SOON: the People's State of the Union.
Tune in at 8pm ET 🗣️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJmKptaWHHo
I voted. Yo voté. 🇺🇸
As a proud bilingual Texan, I love this sticker. It represents a country still working to live up to its promises.
Our past didn’t always include all of us. Voting is how we shape a future that does.
Drop your sticker below 👇🏽
#IVoted #YoVote #Texas
Proud public school grad. Proud public school parent. Proud public school educator.
I’ve lived the impact of our public schools — and I’m committed to building and protecting the public schools ALL students deserve.
They are the heart of our communities.
#PublicSchoolProud #PSW26
We voted today — as parents and educators.
Public schools shape our kids’ futures and the future of Texas. The March Primary decides who makes the November ballot for governor, U.S. Senate, and offices that impact our schools.
🗳 Early voting through Feb 27
🗳 March 3
Show up for students.
When governments start targeting educators for exercising their First Amendment rights, democracy is on unstable ground.
This moment demands courage — & collective action.
Join this webinar to understand your rights & organize to protect public education.
#Democracy #PublicSchools #Educators
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The real decision happens in March.
In Texas, you choose which party primary to vote in when you show up.
Research the ballots.
Ask who benefits from their tax policies.
Early voting Feb 17–27.
Election Day March 3.
This isn’t 🟥 vs 🟦.
It’s the top vs the rest of us.
Together, We Build Power.
Border educator. Parent. Son of immigrants.
El Paso is my hometown — my family has been here for 140+ years.
Due process is the guardrail of democracy. I applaud Judge Briones for defending constitutional rights for all.
On Tyranny warned us: deny rights to some, and none are protected.
As a public school parent + educator: I teach democracy, not obedience. The Boston Tea Party was illegal — now we call it patriotism. When students protest, education is working. Using state power to punish schools for that is authoritarian overreach. Dissent is American. Silence is not.
Boston Tea Party truth we must teach honestly:
It was illegal. That’s the point.
Protest has always challenged unjust power — and today is no different.
Protest is American.
Silencing dissent is not.
#TeachTheTruth #ProtestIsAmerican
Governor Abbott said “recalibrate.”
We agree.
Let’s recalibrate the Governor’s Mansion-starting in March, finish in November.🗳️
It was in YouTube. Here is the link to the recording.
www.youtube.com/live/zqka9fU...
Justice for Alex Pretti — an ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agents during protests in Minneapolis.
Join Eyes on ICE: Document and Record Monday 1/26 at 8 pm ET to learn your rights when documenting ICE/CBP and get the latest updates.
RSVP 👉 www.mobilize.us/nea/event/89...
🕯️❄️ NEA MLT/WLT-West Tonight.
In the snow.
Together.
Educators and community members across the country are lighting our lights in solidarity with Minnesota.
📍 Step outside.
🕯️ Shine a light.
#ShineALight #StandWithMinnesota #ICEOutNow
@neatoday.bsky.social
@educationmn.bsky.social
💙 Wearing blue for Minnesota.
Schools should be safe—not places of fear.
Students deserve to learn without intimidation.
ICE out of our schools, in MN and everywhere.
#WearBlueForMN #ICEOutOfSchools
As a parent and educator, I’m outraged. A 5-year-old child allegedly used as bait by ICE. This is authoritarian behavior—exactly what On Tyranny warns us about. When power targets children, democracy is already under attack.
Tell Congress: End the Abductions ➡️ www.nea.org/advocating-f...
Educators are organizing — again — to protect students.
On Jan 23, I’m wearing blue in solidarity with Minnesota educators calling for ICE out of our schools. Schools must be safe spaces rooted in trust, not fear.
Stand with Minnesota. 💙
#ICEOutOfOurSchools #WearBlueForMN
Day 3 at CNTE offered a warning rooted in history.
Educators from across Latin America connected past repression to today’s attacks on academic freedom and unions—often disguised as “neutrality” or “reform.”
This is why educators organize.
Public education is democracy in action.
Day 2 at CNTE in Brazil, educators chanted:
“FORA TRUMP DA AMÉRICA LATINA” — Trump out of Latin America.
A message rooted in lived experience.
Education isn’t neutral. Democracy doesn’t defend itself.
When educators organize globally, authoritarianism loses ground. ✊🏽🌎
Day 1 at the 35th CNTE Congress: democracy is fragile, public education is under attack, & educators are on the frontlines.
From Brazil to the U.S., we’re resisting privatization & authoritarianism—together.
Educators don’t just teach democracy.
We defend it. ✊🏽📚🌎
#PublicEducation #Democracy
Schools must be places of safety — not fear.
We stand with Education Minnesota demanding ICE stay out of our schools.
Every child deserves dignity, stability, and the freedom to learn.
As educators, we must speak out against war and militarism.
Military intervention violates sovereignty, international law, and the democratic principles we teach.
The people of Venezuela deserve self-determination—not violence.
Fund education, not war. 📚✏️
Happy New Year 2026 🎉
May we move forward with empathy, dignity, joy, and care for one another—rooted in our shared humanity.
Proud and humbled to receive the early endorsement of TNT–The Northern Tier (AK, ID, MT, ND, SD, WY) and NCUEA (National Council of Urban Education Associations) for my candidacy to serve as the next Vice President of the National Education Association.
Together, we build power. ✊🏼
Every single child deserves to be celebrated, loved, and supported for who they are—nothing less. It is the place of parents and doctors to secure the care that their children need, not politicians.
Shame on the administration for standing in the way.
Solidarity with the United Teachers of Richmond — standing up for students, healthcare, & fully staffed schools.
Educators don’t walk out on students — we walk out for them.
NEA’s 3M members stand with you. ✊🍎
#UnionStrong #RedForEd #Solidarity
@neatoday.bsky.social
@wearecta.bsky.social
Powerful weekend at NEA’s MLT/WLT-West in Denver — sharpening leadership, advancing equity, and building power.
Inspired by student leader Swafiya Twahir & proud of Texas leaders Evelyna and Francesca leading the way.
Bonus: Met Jimmy Kimmel — excited to be among educators. ✊🏽💚 #MLTWLT #WeAreNEA
