![Members of the community schools panel sit in chairs on stage as they address the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-community-schools-panel-2.jpg?itok=feEeBAwp)
![Woman stands in front of a purple schoolbus with a sign that says freedom to teach at the 2023 Freedom to Learn Rally in Orlando](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53024657191_32a4c6f5d4_k-1.jpg?itok=TPP0INBr)
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NEA RA delegate attends the Freedom to Learn rally outside the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
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National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson
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![Rebecka Peterson speaks at the 2023 NEA RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/teacher-of-the-year.png?itok=I_UigK2U)
![Pamella Johnson speaks at the 2023 NEA RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/esp-of-the-year.png?itok=gVhJyrBv)
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![Helena Donato-Sapp](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-06/30418-disability-justice-3x3-square-button-new.png?itok=zgAlgd_t)
![Cardona](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/cardona.png?itok=YgTamMFD)
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![Closeup of crowd at the Freedom to Learn Rally in Orlando, Florida](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-freedom-to-learn-rally-crowd-closeup.jpg?itok=hPLg5hfs)
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![NEA President Becky Pringle speaks at the Freedom to Learn Rally in Orlando, Florida](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-freedom-to-learn-rally-becky.jpg?itok=IEXnrXfG)
![NEA President Becky Pringle speaks at the Freedom to Learn Rally in Orlando, Florida](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-freedom-to-learn-rally-becky.jpg?itok=IEXnrXfG)
![Delegates to the 2023 NEA RA hold up signs saying Education Votes](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-delegates-with-education-votes-signs.jpg?itok=tJOQ0Aq8)
![Delegates to the 2023 NEA RA hold up signs saying Education Votes](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-delegates-with-education-votes-signs.jpg?itok=tJOQ0Aq8)
![2023 NEA RA Delegates](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/20230703-day-2-images_0017_layer-3.jpg?itok=EElN7z-g)
![2023 NEA RA Delegates](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/20230703-day-2-images_0017_layer-3.jpg?itok=EElN7z-g)
2023 NEA RA Delegates enjoying 4th of July festivities.
NEA![Florida EA Delegate Ulysses Floyd](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/20230703-day-2-images_0005_layer-15.jpg?itok=5hXVB0Se)
![Florida EA Delegate Ulysses Floyd](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/20230703-day-2-images_0005_layer-15.jpg?itok=5hXVB0Se)
Florida EA Delegate Ulysses Floyd enjoying his 50th RA.
NEA![Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly build Little Free Libraries](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022955043_db0e2ca60f_k.jpg?itok=xbfvnQMT)
![Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly build Little Free Libraries](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022955043_db0e2ca60f_k.jpg?itok=xbfvnQMT)
![President Biden speaks via livestream to NEA RA in Orlando, Florida.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/biden-livestream-and-becky.jpg?itok=MziYLxed)
![President Biden speaks via livestream to NEA RA in Orlando, Florida.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/biden-livestream-and-becky.jpg?itok=MziYLxed)
![Florida for All Rally](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/screenshot-2023-07-03-152353.png?itok=H3SwpJbh)
![NEA President Becky Pringle delivering her keynote address at the 2023 RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-1.jpg?itok=cVLwJt-4)
![graphic of Becky Pringle quote: Our mission is clear: we will advocate for the rights of education professionals and change the world for our students. With that inner fire burning, we will never bend. We will not be broken.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/357713048_593520416242986_7116006520040971860_n.jpeg?itok=D23eETM5)
![graphic of Becky Pringle quote: Our mission is clear: we will advocate for the rights of education professionals and change the world for our students. With that inner fire burning, we will never bend. We will not be broken.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/357713048_593520416242986_7116006520040971860_n.jpeg?itok=D23eETM5)
![NEA President Becky Pringle delivering her keynote address at the 2023 RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-2.jpg?itok=2IMnYMe3)
![NEA President Becky Pringle delivering her keynote address at the 2023 RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-2.jpg?itok=2IMnYMe3)
![NEA President Becky Pringle delivering her keynote address at the 2023 RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-vertical-1.jpg?itok=aSD6dcEJ)
![NEA President Becky Pringle delivering her keynote address at the 2023 RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-vertical-1.jpg?itok=aSD6dcEJ)
![NEA President Becky Pringle with arms raised delivering her keynote address](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-2-vertical.jpg?itok=C72aODDv)
![NEA President Becky Pringle with arms raised delivering her keynote address](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-becky-keynote-2-vertical.jpg?itok=C72aODDv)
![the 2023 winners of the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards stand for photo with emcee Marley Dias](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-hcr-winners-neat-1920x1080.jpg?itok=kU2ogGxx)
![the 2023 winners of the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards stand for photo with emcee Marley Dias](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-hcr-winners-neat-1920x1080.jpg?itok=kU2ogGxx)
The winners of the 2003 HCR Awards pictured with emcee Marley Dias, activist, writer and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks.
![2023 RA Stage](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-stage.jpg?itok=CvdwlkRN)
![2023 RA Stage](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-stage.jpg?itok=CvdwlkRN)
![CRSJ conference attendees sit around a display of colored squares and prepare for the Blanket Exercise](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-crsj-conference-blanket-exercise.jpg?itok=Ndj4Ez8I)
![CRSJ conference attendees sit around a display of colored squares and prepare for the Blanket Exercise](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-crsj-conference-blanket-exercise.jpg?itok=Ndj4Ez8I)
Educators participate in the Kairos Blanket Healing Exercise, a unique, participatory history lesson that fosters truth, understanding, respect, and reconciliation among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Moses Mitchell Photography![Two CRSJ conference attendees look at the display of banned or challenged books](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/microsoftteams-image-1.png?itok=CX2uUzrM)
![Two CRSJ conference attendees look at the display of banned or challenged books](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/microsoftteams-image-1.png?itok=CX2uUzrM)
Conference attendees, including Winter Marshall-Allen (left), peruse the display of banned and challenged books.
![President Joe Biden addresses delegates at the 2023 NEA RA via video feed in Orlando](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022709564_c7888e9ec4_k.jpg?itok=OMZtvzpU)
![President Joe Biden addresses delegates at the 2023 NEA RA via video feed in Orlando](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022709564_c7888e9ec4_k.jpg?itok=OMZtvzpU)
![Attendees at the Conference on Racial and Social Justice greet each other in Orlando, Florida](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-crsj-conf-registration-1920x1080.jpg?itok=y6EK3Yaz)
![Attendees at the Conference on Racial and Social Justice greet each other in Orlando, Florida](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-crsj-conf-registration-1920x1080.jpg?itok=y6EK3Yaz)
Moses Mitchell Photography
![HCR Awards Band](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53019963306_1ff86a9bab_k.jpg?itok=tPQ7gRsq)
![HCR Awards Band](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53019963306_1ff86a9bab_k.jpg?itok=tPQ7gRsq)
![Disability rights activist Helena Donato-Sapp addresses the 2023 NEA RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-helena-donato-sapp-1920x1080.jpg?itok=AGFzh036)
![Disability rights activist Helena Donato-Sapp addresses the 2023 NEA RA](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-helena-donato-sapp-1920x1080.jpg?itok=AGFzh036)
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![Delegates at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly hold signs that say Educators for Joe while President Joe Biden addresses the assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022539531_503ba3512b_k.jpg?itok=cEXGDb_1)
![Delegates at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly hold signs that say Educators for Joe while President Joe Biden addresses the assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53022539531_503ba3512b_k.jpg?itok=cEXGDb_1)
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![NEA member poses before a banner that says Read Banned Books](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53017615809_9fd74b8580_k.jpg?itok=SlnF3FA5)
![NEA member poses before a banner that says Read Banned Books](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53017615809_9fd74b8580_k.jpg?itok=SlnF3FA5)
![Educators painting a large banner at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53018109842_ce6c8d0f94_k.jpg?itok=wOY8IYXR)
![Educators painting a large banner at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53018109842_ce6c8d0f94_k.jpg?itok=wOY8IYXR)
![Educators lift up a large banner at the art build event at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53020593781_4038aed535_k.jpg?itok=RC7bggh3)
![Educators lift up a large banner at the art build event at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53020593781_4038aed535_k.jpg?itok=RC7bggh3)
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![Florida delegate Ulysses Floyd stands with a sign featuring him at the 2023 NEA RA in Orlando](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53021250798_5a3e23794a_6k.jpg?itok=cOjTrtY3)
![Florida delegate Ulysses Floyd stands with a sign featuring him at the 2023 NEA RA in Orlando](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53021250798_5a3e23794a_6k.jpg?itok=cOjTrtY3)
![NEA Executive Director Kim Anderson addresses the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-kim-anderson-3_0.jpg?itok=3SI1Fwcu)
![NEA Executive Director Kim Anderson addresses the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/2023-ra-kim-anderson-3_0.jpg?itok=3SI1Fwcu)
![Two educators from Ukraine present a flag and address delegates at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/nea-ra-2023-ukraine.jpeg?itok=bD7GibSB)
![Two educators from Ukraine present a flag and address delegates at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/nea-ra-2023-ukraine.jpeg?itok=bD7GibSB)
![Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly take a dance break on the RA Floor](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027777764_b87e663557_k.jpg?itok=9Ko-C7fv)
![Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly take a dance break on the RA Floor](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027777764_b87e663557_k.jpg?itok=9Ko-C7fv)
![Delegates to the 2023 NEA RA take a dance break](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027996530_cada1cae37_k.jpg?itok=cxRvXpO_)
![Delegates to the 2023 NEA RA take a dance break](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027996530_cada1cae37_k.jpg?itok=cxRvXpO_)
![Six delegates at the NEA Representative Assembly dress in different colored Care Bear suits as a fundraiser](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027513676_0072ac5c88_k.jpg?itok=KHUVwL1j)
![Six delegates at the NEA Representative Assembly dress in different colored Care Bear suits as a fundraiser](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53027513676_0072ac5c88_k.jpg?itok=KHUVwL1j)
![NEA President Becky Pringle and NAACP President Derrick Johnson stand on the stage at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53025279271_c2d2c9a482_k.jpg?itok=3HR7dxwV)
![NEA President Becky Pringle and NAACP President Derrick Johnson stand on the stage at the 2023 NEA Representative Assembly.](https://www.nea.org/sites/default/files/styles/318wide/public/2023-07/53025279271_c2d2c9a482_k.jpg?itok=3HR7dxwV)