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 69–70) |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Pittsburgh (BS) Pennsylvania State University,University Park (MS) |
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]
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]
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 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]