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NEA President: The Biden-Harris Ticket Is “Dream Team” For Public Education And Students

August 11, 2020

Vice President Joe Biden makes historic pick of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate and NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts.

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Remarks as prepared for delivery by Becky Pringle, president-elect of the National Education Association, upon announcement of election results

August 6, 2020

National Education Association’s President-elect Becky Pringle’s speech at NEA’s 99th Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly.

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NEA elects Pringle, Moss and Candelaria to leadership

August 6, 2020

The new leadership team is taking the helm of NEA during an unprecedented time of crisis for our students, schools, and communities.

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Oregon physical education teacher reelected to NEA executive committee

August 5, 2020

At NEA’s 2020 Representative Assembly, Hanna Vaandering was elected to the National Education Association Executive Committee for a second term.

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Texas special education teacher elected secretary-treasurer of NEA

August 5, 2020

Noel Candelaria, a special education teacher and former teacher’s aide from El Paso, Texas, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Education Association at the virtual Representative Assembly (RA).

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Pennsylvania science teacher elected president of NEA

August 5, 2020

Becky Pringle, a science teacher from Philadelphia, has been elected president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest union representing 3 million educators, making her the nation’s highest-raking African American female labor leader.

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Virginia music teacher elected vice president of NEA

August 5, 2020

Princess Moss, an elementary music teacher from Louisa County, Va., elected vice president of the National Education Association at the 2020 Representative Assembly.

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Trump doubles down on threats to withhold federal funding while pushing vouchers that steal scarce money from public schools

July 23, 2020

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia reacts to President Trump's position that it's too dangerous to hold a political convention but not too dangerous to reopen schools.

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NEA to McConnell: ‘Do your job, quit playing politics, start negotiating and pass legislation that isn’t full of callous catches, caveats and carve outs’

July 23, 2020

NEA President Lily Eskelsen García decries Mitch McConnell's delay tactics on a comprehensive COVID-19 school plan as the new school year approaches.

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Kentucky Native Elected New NEA-Aspiring Educators Chair

July 22, 2020

At NEA’s 2020 Representative Assembly Cameo Kendrick was elected to the National Education Association's influential 40,000-member Aspiring Educators group.

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NEA President: The Biden-Harris Ticket Is “Dream Team” For Public Education And Students

Remarks as prepared for delivery by Becky Pringle, president-elect of the National Education Association, upon announcement of election results

NEA elects Pringle, Moss and Candelaria to leadership

Oregon physical education teacher reelected to NEA executive committee

Texas special education teacher elected secretary-treasurer of NEA

Pennsylvania science teacher elected president of NEA

Virginia music teacher elected vice president of NEA

Trump doubles down on threats to withhold federal funding while pushing vouchers that steal scarce money from public schools

NEA to McConnell: ‘Do your job, quit playing politics, start negotiating and pass legislation that isn’t full of callous catches, caveats and carve outs’

Kentucky Native Elected New NEA-Aspiring Educators Chair

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