NEA gets an A+ from its members for its most popular member benefit, the Auto Purchase Advantage Program, which uses the TrueCar network to help teachers find the lowest prices available for the cars they seek. Lori Spears, an elementary-school music and English-as-a-second-language teacher in Missouri Valley, Iowa, says she saved thousands on a 2012 Kia Sportage.

“The program found what I wanted and a great price. I was contacted within a day by someone through NEA and then by a car dealership,” says Spears. “It is very fortunate to have perks as a member. I highly recommend this program, and I will use it again in the future.”