Star Staff Reports
During the month of December, LaCanas Brandon, local president of Millington Municipality Education Association, and Chris Little, vice president, went to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a National Council of Urban Education Association meeting.
This is where a couple of the leaders in Millington Education met teachers from all 50 states.
The National Education Association is the nation’s largest professional employee organization, representing 3 million elementary, secondary and higher education teachers, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, and students preparing to become teachers.
“During this fall conference we learn about mobilizing and power-building thru communication, organizing, and advocacy for our students, parents, teachers, staff, and community,” Brandon noted.
While there, they had an opportunity to visit the Mormon Church. Here they listened to a pipe organist play. Listening to the organist play 1,170 pipe organ they said “was truly humbling and awesome.”
