Rebecca S. Pringle

Rebecca S. “Becky” Pringle is an American teacher and trade union leader. She is the Vice President[1][2][3] of the 3 million-member National Education Association, the largest professional employee organization and labor union in the United States.[4]

Rebecca S. “Becky” Pringle
OrganizationNational Education Association
TitleVice President, National Education Association
PredecessorLily Eskelsen García

Early life and education

Pringle is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1][5] and she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls.[6] She received a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an Master's Degree in Education from Pennsylvania State University.[5] She taught in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section before moving to Harrisburg with her husband,[6] where she worked for 28 years as a middle school physical science teacher in the Susquehanna Township School District.[1][5]

Labor leader

Before becoming NEA Vice President, Pringle served on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Education Association,[5] the NEA Board of Directors, NEA’s Executive Committee, and as NEA secretary treasurer.[7]

She has been vocal in the effort to limit federal testing requirements.[8][9][10][11] She chaired the workgroup that developed the NEA’s Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability.[7][1] President Obama named Pringle a Member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.[12] 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).[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Labor org. elects 3 women of color for top positions," Philadelphia Tribune, July 18, 2014
  2. "NEA Election Results Are In: Garcia Wins Presidency". Education Week - Teacher Beat.
  3. "Former Utah teacher to lead National Education Association," The Salt Lake Tribune, July 7, 2014
  4. "Top 10 Labor Unions," Business and Entrepreneurship, Sheila Mason, AZCentral/Demand Media"
  5. "Former Susquehanna Twp. School District teacher elected vice president of the National Education Association," Penn Live, July 8. 2014
  6. "Education official stresses the logic of diversity," The Philadelphia Tribune, Feb. 16, 2016
  7. "Becky Pringle". NBPTS.
  8. "Educators' Union to Tackle No Child Act," Lakeland Ledger, July 4, 2006
  9. "Teachers Group Seeks Changes in Education Law," New York Times, July 4, 2006
  10. "Union Shifts Position on Teacher Evaluations," New York Times, July 4, 2011
  11. Lyndsey Layton (9 January 2015). "Education Secretary Arne Duncan to outline education priorities and defend testing". Washington Post.
  12. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov.
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