The Metropolitan Nashville Education Association (MNEA) is the largest teacher organization in Nashville and Davidson County and was founded on April 15, 1964 upon the consolidation of Nashville City Schools and Davidson County Public Schools. MNEA replaced the Education Council, a consortium formed in 1959 by the Nashville City Teachers Association, the Nashville Teachers Association, the Davidson County Education Association, and the Davidson County Education Congress. However, MNEA's history of working for teachers and students in Nashville dates back to 1895!