The mission of the Tennessee Education Association is to protect and advocate for our students, our profession, and our members to create great public schools that prepare everyone for success in a global society.

We are the state's largest professional organization representing over 46,000 elementary and secondary teachers, school administrators, education support professionals, higher education faculty, and students preparing to become teachers.

TEA actively advocates learning without limits, and our work centers around our core values - community, effectiveness, independence, justice, relevancy, success, unity, and the worth and dignity of individuals.