Waihanga i tētahi putanga matatini ake o tēnei rerenga The NEA was founded as the National Teachers Association (NTA) in 1857.
Ko te tikanga, ko te putanga matatini ake o te rerenga korero ko "I whakaturia te NEA hei National Teachers Association (NTA) i te 1857, a i whakaaetia tona ingoa o naianei i te 1870".