Executive Director of NEA To Retire After Nearly 20 Years Behind Scenes
Don Cameron, the executive director of the National Education Association, has announced plans to retire early next year, after guiding the country's largest teachers' union through nearly two decades of change and increasing influence.
"I thought now is the time to do this," Mr. Cameron, 62, said last week. "I'm in good health. I wanted to spend more time with my family and on my private life. The organization is going well, it's on the right path, and I just feel I can leave now and feel confident."
Mr. Cameron joined the NEA's Washington headquarters in 1979 as assistant executive director, after working for the union's state affiliates in Michigan and Florida. He was promoted to his current...
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