Dear NEA Aspiring Ed members,
I am honored to serve as your president. United, we will reclaim public education as a common good and transform it into a racially and socially just system that actually prepares every student—not one, not some, but every single student—to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world. Onward!
Becky Pringle
NEA President
Face to Face with NEA Aspiring Educators
Last year, after a gunman killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, I joined California Aspiring Educator Jonathan Oyaga for an Instagram Live conversation about gun violence in schools. Jonathan shared how, since the 2022 Sandy Hook school shooting, in Connecticut, he and other young students nationwide have been required to practice live shooter drills and have grown up in an era of mass shootings. Preventing school shootings is “not a helpless effort,” he said, reinforcing the importance of engaging with your union—even as an Aspiring Educator—and voting in every national, state, and local election to hold officials accountable.
JOIN ME
Two Things to Do For Yourself and Your Union
- Tell Congress to expand background checks on potential gun purchasers. Parents should not have to worry that their children won’t come home from school one day. Join me in calling on Congress to do its job! Protect our students at nea.org/Common-Sense-Gun-Reform.
- It’s never too early to get into good trouble. NEA helped deliver big wins in the 2022 elections by supporting pro-public education candidates. Stay involved year-round to ensure elected officials provide the resources our students, schools, and educators need. Learn more at EdVotes.org.
