On this episode, we are joined by Rebecca “Becky” Pringle, the current President of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest employee organization and labor union in the country. Mrs. Pringle talks about the challenges that educators, support staff, students and parents face as they navigate education during the dual crises of COVID and racial inequity.
The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.
Discussed in this episode:
National Urban League
Black
Black America
African-American
News
Information
Advocacy
National Education Association
NEA
Education
Public school
Equity
Teachers
Students
Parents
Distance learning
Pandemic
COVID
Homework gap
Digital divide
School to Prison Pipeline
Implicit Bias
Special Needs
Broadband
Department of Education
Betsy DeVos
Trump
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
HEROES Act
Twitter: @beckypringle
Website: educatingthroughcrisis.org