About SDEA
Together We Are Stronger!
We are the San Diego Education Association. Our union represents more than 7,000 educators spanning grades pre-kindergarten through 12 in the San Diego Unified School District. SDEA is the second largest education union in California, and is affiliated with the California Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO.
SDEA recognizes that our working conditions are the learning environment of San Diego’s children. We organize, we advocate, and we bargain to support public education in an era of politicized top-down reforms, inadequate funding, and anti-union legislation — all of which ultimately hurt our students. For nearly 100 years, SDEA has built a foundation of strength for San Diego’s educators and the communities we serve.
SDEA members are the backbone of our union. Members, staff and elected leaders do the critical work of defending our rights and giving voice to the struggles of our schools through our collective efforts. Now more than ever our solidarity defines our success in the labor movement and the movement to protect quality public schools for every child. Together we are stronger!
News
April 11, 2024
Letters in Solidarity: NO Layoffs! Rescind NOW!
On March 5th, school board trustees unanimously voted to lay off 226 SDEA members. This decision was made without regard for the schools that they…
April 11, 2024
Standing Strong: Fighting Layoffs and Safeguarding Our Future
The recent announcement of layoffs by the district has sparked outrage among us, and rightfully so. We refuse to accept these layoffs as inevitable,…
April 11, 2024
Retiring this year? Join SDEA-R!
We’re a fun group of retirees who go to breakfast and lunch together, have speakers, happy hours, and the occasional outing. We have a movie club as well…
April 11, 2024
Community Schools to Build Power and Transform Education in Our District
At the culmination of last year’s Recover, Rebuild and Rise Together contract campaign, we were able to win a new community schools contract article…
March 12, 2024
IMPORTANT – Layoff Informational Meetings for Impacted SDEA Members
As we use our collective power as union members to fight unnecessary layoffs, there are also important legal rights and processes that are important to…
March 12, 2024
CTA Retirement Workshops on March 5, 12 and April 4
You’re never too young or old to learn about your CalSTRS benefits, programs, and services! Register now for upcoming CTA online retirement workshops on March…
March 12, 2024
CTA Scholarships and Grants
CTA has a variety of grants and scholarships available to members and their dependents. Applications are available online at www.cta.org/scholarships. The CTA…
March 12, 2024
Update on 2023-24 SPED Caseload Overage Grievance
Earlier this school year, SDEA staff filed a unionwide SPED caseload overage grievance. The goal of this grievance is to remedy the overages from the 11th day…
March 6, 2024
The Millions of Reasons Why SDUSD Layoffs Are Unnecessary
Educators strongly oppose the San Diego Unified School District's (SDUSD) plan to lay off teachers. While there is a need for some staffing adjustments,…