"The Future Educators Association (FEA) is a national student organization dedicated to supporting young people interested in education-related careers. We are a national community of more than 10,000 student and mentor participants in school-based, grow-your-own-teacher programs. Since over 60% of teachers teach within 20 miles of where they went to high school, every community has an interest in proactively recruiting and supporting their next generation of local educators." (excerpts taken from www.futureeducators.org)

The Future Educators Association (FEA) was founded by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1937 as the Future Teachers of America, an organization designed to "to interest the most promising young people in teaching as a career." In the decades since, the organization has rebranded and moved outside of the NEA. Since 1994, FEA has been housed within the Phi Delta Kappa International family of associations. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education recognized FEA as a Career and Technical Student Organization.

Members of the Future Educators Association® have access to tons of great resources and leadership development activities, including:

• Go Teach, the official FEA magazine published 4 times per year;

• The FEA national conference, where you can participate in competitions and win scholarships;

• Prospective Educator Scholarships, sponsored by PDK International®;

• The FEA Store, where you can buy FEA merchandise, including personalized chapter T-shirts, graduation cords.

Mission

Build a rigorous and inspiring pathway to accomplished careers in education, beginning in secondary school.

Vision

Our vision is that every child will have access to a well-prepared and effective teacher, and students will view teaching as an attractive and rewarding profession.

Impact

Attract, prepare, and support young people to become effective teachers and to have more effective teachers entering careers in education.

(excerpts taken from www.futureeducators.org)

FEA Honor Society

The FEA Honor Society is a distinction that recognizes the academic accomplishments of FEA’s highest achieving members. By bestowing its eligible members with FEA Honor Society distinction, FEA strives to elevate the image of teaching by highlighting the high-achieving students who are choosing teaching as their professional career path. Eligibility is determined by academic achievement.

Who are FEA Honor Society students?

FEA members who are eligible for FEA Honor Society distinction must meet the following requirements:

• Be a current member in good standing (i.e., a paid member of national FEA).

• Be a sophomore, junior, or senior in high school.

• Maintain a cumulative scholastic average 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (weighted GPAs qualify), including grades from the first grading term of the current academic year.

Honoring FEA Honor Society Students

FEA Honor Society students are recognized by the FEA international office and their local chapters. 
The international office highlights FEA Honor Society students in numerous ways:

• FEA Honor Society certificate of recognition

• FEA Honor Society window cling

• Ability to purchase FEA Honor Society graduation regalia

• Recognition throughout FEA publications and activities

Below are a few examples of how FEA advisors have recognized honor students:

• use chapter funds to purchase FEA honor cords or other regalia for students

• recognize students during commencement or initiation ceremonies

• award students scholarships or grants from the chapter’s treasury

• conduct an annual FEA banquet in which students are individually honored

• offer students chapter leadership opportunities.