Get NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES,

We believe public education is the cornerstone of our republic. Public education provides individuals with the skills to be involved, informed, and engaged in our representative democracy. Professionalism. We believe that the expertise and judgment of education professionals are critical to student success.

NEA President Becky Pringle will make a salary of $337,673, a 2.1 percent increase from last year. About $9.8 million is budgeted to support and conduct the annual NEA representative assembly.

Our mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

Becky Pringle is president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest labor union. Becky is a middle school science teacher with more than three decades of classroom experience and has distinguished herself as a fierce social justice warrior and defender of educator rights.

The NEA asserts itself as "non-partisan", but critics point out that the NEA has endorsed and provided support for every Democratic presidential nominee from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama and has never endorsed any Republican or third party candidate for the presidency.

Our Members Aspiring Educators. NEA's leading voice for the next generation of teachers. Classroom Teachers. ... Education Support Professionals. ... Higher Education Faculty & Staff. ... Specialized Instructional Support Personnel. ... Retired Educators. ... Public Service Employees. ... Community Allies.

Katrina Mendiola is NEA's National Political Director. She worked at NEA for over seven years before assuming her current role. During that time, she worked on the record-setting member engagement program for the 2020 election, the 2018 educator walkout in Arizona, and the 2016 Educators for Hillary campaign in Nevada.

At the national level, the NEA lobbies the United States Congress and federal agencies and is active in the nominating process for Democratic candidates.