Rebecca S. Pringle
American teacher and union leader (born 1955)
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Rebecca S. "Becky" Pringle (born 1955)[1] is an American teacher and labor union leader. She is the president[2][3][4][5][6] of the 2.8 million-member National Education Association, the largest professional employee organization and labor union in the United States.[7]
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Becky Pringle | |
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Pringle in 2019 | |
| President of the National Education Association | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lily Eskelsen García |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BS) Pennsylvania State University, University Park (MS) |
Early life and education
Pringle is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[3][8] and she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls.[9] She received a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in education from Pennsylvania State University.[8] She taught in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section before moving to Harrisburg with her husband,[9] where she worked for 28 years as a middle school physical science teacher in the Susquehanna Township School District.[3][8]
Labor leader
Before becoming NEA President, Pringle served on the board of directors for the Pennsylvania State Education Association,[8] the NEA Board of Directors, NEA's executive committee, as NEA secretary treasurer, and as NEA vice-president.[10]
She has been vocal in the effort to limit federal testing requirements.[11][12][13][14] She chaired the workgroup that developed the NEA's Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability.[10][3] President Barack Obama named Pringle a Member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.[15] She was elected NEA vice president on July 4, 2014, with 92% of the vote, becoming part of NEA's historic all-minority, all-female leadership team, with Lily Eskelsen García (President), and Princess Moss (Secretary-Treasurer).[3][4][5] In July 2020, the NEA Representative Assembly elected Pringle President of the NEA. She took office on September 1, 2020.[16][6]
