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TSTA-SP...a part of the NEA Student Program
The National Education Association Student Program (NEA-SP) is the professional association for college and university students preparing to teach. Although it is a national organization of state student education associations, the basic unit is the college or university chapter.
The NEA Student Program is an integral part of the National Education Association, just as local chapters and state associations are integral parts of the NEA Student Program.
How It Began
The 1937 NEA Board of Directors approved the formation of the "Future
Teachers of America" groups. Since then, FTA has grown from one high school
club of 72 members to 6,300 high school FTA clubs of 250,000 members and
1,100 college NEA-SP chapters of 85,000 members.
The first national meeting of college members took place in the summer of 1948 when 13 chapter presidents-elect participated in the four-week program of the NIEA Institute of Organizational Leadership at American University, Washington, D.C. In 1951 a constitution was created and two years later it was ratified by the chapters.
Growth of TSTA-SP
The Texas Student Education Association begin in March 1957, during a
Texas Association of Future Teachers of America student convention in
Austin. In 2002, TSEA changed its name to TSTA-Student Program.
The future is bright not only in numbers, but in fulfilling the purpose of the organization to provide college students who will be our future teachers opportunities for developing personal growth and professional competence.
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