First lady Jill Biden announces she is leaving her teaching post after historic tenure [View all]

Source: USA Today

Published 10:53 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2024 | Updated 12:25 p.m. ET Dec. 17, 2024


First lady Jill Biden announced Monday she is stepping down from her teaching position at Northern Virginia Community College.

"Last Thursday, I taught my last class of the semester, and my final class ever at Northern Virginia Community College," Biden said at a virtual thank you event for teachers. "I will always love this profession, which is why I continued to teach full-time while serving as your first lady."

The announcement came as she prepares to leave the White House after President Joe Biden announced he would end his reelection campaign in July and former President Donald Trump won the presidential election. The virtual address for teachers mirrored her first official event as first lady in 2021, when she also spoke alongside National Education Association president Becky Pringle and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten.

"I trust that you know you have left a legacy that won't end as you leave the people's house," Pringle said. "You'll continue to do work because, let me tell you, I know I, for one, I'll be reaching out."

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