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NEA President Brings New Energy To Union Leadership

NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia talks about her roots in teaching, the election cycle and how she sees the union and the U.S. school system.

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By Lily Eskelsen GarciaMar 30, 20151 min read

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In this audio interview, NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia discusses her roots in education, union leadership, the election cycle and the US education system.

I had the opportunity to spend time with NEA president Lily Eskelsen Garcia. We spent almost an hour talking about everything from her roots in education to the upcoming election cycle and the opportunity education has to inform future directives.

E skelsen Garcia brings her unique style and energy to the largest labor union in the U.S. Click on the microphone, below, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy Eskelsen Garcia’s open-minded and transparent look at her membership and the U.S. education system.