New teachers union president wants to steer educators away from partisan politics

NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1500x2000+760+0/resize/1500x2000!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F17%2Fc43cf2584e12ab2bd77be1161609%2Fnpr-princess-moss-wide.jpg' alt='Longtime music teacher Princess Moss was elected as president of the nation's largest labor union, the National Education Association, over the summer and took the reins in September.'/><p>NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics.</p><p>(Image credit: The National Education Association)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5953069' />