By Meghan Doyle
Executive News Editor
Nov. 13 – Nov. 19 is the 90th anniversary of American Education Week — a week dedicated to “the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and support of the public in meeting those needs,” according to the National Education Association or NEA’s website nea.org.
According to nea.org, the week was first observed in 1921, in response to the illiteracy of American soldiers during World War I. NEA and the American Legion first convened in 1919 to address the neglect of education in the general public.
As the week became more successful every year, more sponsors jumped on board, such as the U.S. Department of Education, the National PTA and the American Federation of Teachers, to name a few.