Everything I know about what kids need I learned in the Utah classroom
SALT LAKE CITY — Lily Eskelsen Garcia will take office Sept. 1 as president of the more than 3.5 million-member National Education Association.
Garcia began her career in education as the salad girl in the school lunch program in Colorado Springs, Colo., where her husband, Ruel Eskelsen, was stationed in the Army. Within a year she became an aide to a special-education teacher, who encouraged her to go to college.
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Lily Eskelsen Garcia prepares for the office of NEA president by traveling around the nation giving talks and meeting teachers, who she said are excited for the new year. Courtesy photo
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