NEA President Becky Pringle on Power, Politics, and Public Schools

Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, sits at the table for a wide-ranging conversation about the urgent challenges facing public education. President Pringle reflects on her journey from the classroom to union leadership and shares how educators are standing up against book bans, funding cuts, and other political attacks on schools. We also dig into the fight for equity, the lasting impact of COVID, teacher shortages, and why protecting public education is inseparable from protecting democracy.