Reg Weaver is the immediate past president of the National Education Association

National Education Association

The National Education Association is the largest professional organization and largest labor union in the United States, representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become...

, the largest professional association and one of the most influential educator groups in the United States

United States

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. He is also Vice President of Education International

Education International

Education International is a global union federation of teachers' trade unions. Currently, it has 401 member organizations in 172 countries and territories, representing over 30 million education personnel from pre-school to university...

, the world’s largest Global Union Federation, representing education workers in every corner of the world.

A graduate of Danville High School

Danville High School (Illinois)

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 in Illinois

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, he holds degrees from Illinois State University

Illinois State University

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 and Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university is named in honor of both former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The university's curriculum is based on...

. He completed his second term as NEA president on August 31, 2008.