Pennsylvania State Education Association
Lauri Lebo (Rakoff) serves as the Region Advocacy Coordinator for Communications and Organizing at the Pennsylvania State Education Association since July 2011. Previously, Lauri worked as a Union Organizer for Tng Cwa from November 2010 to July 2011 and engaged in freelance writing, reporting on religion, science, civil liberties, culture, and politics for various publications from February 2007 to July 2011. Additionally, Lauri authored the book "The Devil in Dover: An Insider's Story of Dogma v Darwin in Small-Town America," published by The New Press in May 2008, focusing on the constitutional test case of intelligent design.
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA represents the labor, policy, and professional interests of 178,000 public school teachers and education support professionals, staff in state higher education institutions, nurses in health care facilities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers. PSEA bargains compensation and benefits for members, protects their rights, and advocates for their professions. We are a strong voice for public education and working families in Pennsylvania. PSEA members share a common purpose, vision, values and goals. We advocate for public education, children, and our members’ professions, whether they are teachers, maintenance employees, nurses, retirees, custodians, secretaries, classroom aides, school psychologists or librarians. Members are PSEA. Members form a strong community of dedicated, caring professionals who support each other at the bargaining table, in the work place and in our communities. Members decide PSEA policy and direction.