Rebecca S. "Becky" Pringle (born 1955)^[1] is an American teacher and labor union leader. She is the president^{[2][3][4][5][6]} of the 3 million-member National Education Association, the largest professional employee organization and labor union in the United States.^[7]

Pringle is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[3][8] and she graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls.^[9] She received a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an Master's Degree in Education from Pennsylvania State University.^[8] She taught in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section before moving to Harrisburg with her husband,^[9] where she worked for 28 years as a middle school physical science teacher in the Susquehanna Township School District.^[3][8]

Before becoming NEA President, Pringle served on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Education Association,^[8] the NEA Board of Directors, NEA’s Executive Committee, as NEA secretary treasurer, and as NEA vice-president.^[10]

She has been vocal in the effort to limit federal testing requirements.^{[11][12][13][14]} She chaired the workgroup that developed the NEA’s Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability.^[10][3] President Obama named Pringle a Member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.^[15] She was elected NEA vice president on July 4, 2014, with 92% of the vote, becoming part of NEA's historic all-minority, all-female leadership team, with Lily Eskelsen García (President), and Princess Moss (Secretary-Treasurer).^[3][4][5] In July 2020, the NEA Representative Assembly elected Pringle President of the NEA. She took office on September 1, 2020.^[16][6]