First lady Jill Biden returns to in-person teaching at community college
3 years, 3 months ago

First lady Jill Biden returns to in-person teaching at community college

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jill Biden is “shattering the norms of what first ladies do” by returning to in-person teaching, an educational leader says. She also taught at NOVA’s Alexandra campus during the eight years husband Joe Biden was vice president, and has always maintained she would not give up her career when she moved into the White House. Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, welcomed the chance for the first lady to raise the profile of an “underappreciated profession” and influence the administration’s education policies. Jill Biden will continue to fulfill her role as first lady while returning to full-time in person teaching Her twice-weekly, 15 mile commute from the White House, will be by presidential motorcade and she’ll be guarded by a “phalanx” of Secret Service agents, the Washington Post reported.

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Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they 'can't' do
7 months, 1 week ago

Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they 'can't' do

Hindustan Times  

Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can't do. Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they 'can't' do The first lady shared with graduates of Mesa Community College how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn't …

Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they ‘can’t’ do
7 months, 1 week ago

Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they ‘can’t’ do

Associated Press  

Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can’t do. The first lady shared with graduates of Mesa Community College how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn’t college material and shouldn’t waste her time going. She encouraged the graduates to “drown out” the voices …

Biden and the first lady drop by a DC middle school math class and lunch to welcome back students
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden and the first lady drop by a DC middle school math class and lunch to welcome back students

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shook hands with middle schoolers heading to lunch and dropped by an eighth grade math class Monday to welcome students back for the new school year. The Bidens went to Eliot-Hine Middle School, located east of the U.S. Capitol, to mark the District of Columbia’s first day of school for …

Jill Biden's campaign frenzy! First lady to shake up the election trail with solo appearances. Is President Joe too old?
1 year, 6 months ago

Jill Biden's campaign frenzy! First lady to shake up the election trail with solo appearances. Is President Joe too old?

Hindustan Times  

The first lady is making waves in the political arena as she gears up for a summer of re-election campaign events alongside her husband, President Joe Biden. Jill Biden is set to embark on a whirlwind tour, making her first solo appearances of the campaign season in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. President Joe Biden listens as …

Jill Biden opens up on Africa trip, being first lady, her marriage to the president and a possible 2024 reelection run
1 year, 9 months ago

Jill Biden opens up on Africa trip, being first lady, her marriage to the president and a possible 2024 reelection run

CNN  

CNN — First lady Dr. Jill Biden warned parts of East Africa are “on the precipice” of famine as the region is dealing with a severe drought, threatening livelihoods and the ability of families to feed their children. Look what he continues to do each and every day.” Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has called for politicians over the age …

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Arizona, Nevada this week
2 years, 9 months ago

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Arizona, Nevada this week

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — First Lady Jill Biden will be in Arizona this week to highlight job training and cancer treatment programs, two policy priorities mentioned by President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address last week, the White House announced Sunday. The First Lady will be joined by Angela Hanks, the acting assistant secretary for the Employment and Training …

Biden: Teachers ‘most consequential’ people after parents
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden: Teachers ‘most consequential’ people after parents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a White House ceremony Monday to recognize the 2021 and 2020 national teachers of the year, the state teacher finalists for those years and teachers nationwide, all of whom had to work longer and harder during the pandemic. The president was a surprise guest, walking out onto the South …

Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady
3 years, 3 months ago

Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on a computer screen, the first lady resumed teaching in person Tuesday from a classroom at Northern Virginia Community College, where she has worked since 2009. A working first lady is a “big deal,” said Tammy Vigil, …

Jill Biden Is Heading Back To The Classroom As A Working First Lady
3 years, 3 months ago

Jill Biden Is Heading Back To The Classroom As A Working First Lady

NPR  

Jill Biden Is Heading Back To The Classroom As A Working First Lady Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP WASHINGTON — Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on a computer screen, the first lady resumes teaching in person Tuesday from a classroom …

Jill Biden’s first ladyship is a long way from cookie bake-offs and state dinners (opinion)
3 years, 8 months ago

Jill Biden’s first ladyship is a long way from cookie bake-offs and state dinners (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.” She co-hosts the history podcasts “Past Present” and “This Day in Esoteric Political History” and is co-producer of the new podcast “Welcome To Your Fantasy.” …

Jill Biden signals she’ll be more active as first lady
3 years, 10 months ago

Jill Biden signals she’ll be more active as first lady

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Five days into her new role, Jill Biden signaled Monday that she’ll be a more active first lady, with a trio of virtual appearances before governors’ spouses, young Latinos and library officials. In a videotaped message to the American Library Association’s midwinter virtual conference, the first lady pledged that “empathy, resilience, diversity, learning and trust” will be the …

Meet the Bidens: From tragedy to triumph, America's new first family has been through it all
3 years, 11 months ago

Meet the Bidens: From tragedy to triumph, America's new first family has been through it all

Firstpost  

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will become the new White House residents when he takes office on Wednesday. Here is a look at the members of America’s new “first family.” The First Lady Jill Biden, an educator, is set to transform her new role before she even moves into the White House. Biden often says his second wife …

Jill Biden to be America's First First Lady to Keep Her Paying Job While Being at White House
4 years, 1 month ago

Jill Biden to be America's First First Lady to Keep Her Paying Job While Being at White House

News 18  

First a second lady and now the First Lady, US President elect Joe Biden’s wife Jill Biden is all set to stand with her husband as he vows to ‘heal America’. But now that Joe Biden has won the White House, his 69-year-old wife will have the opportunity to push the role of first lady into the 21st century — …

Jill Biden: A chance to transform the role of first lady
4 years, 1 month ago

Jill Biden: A chance to transform the role of first lady

Live Mint  

Jill Biden is no stranger to the glare of the political spotlight. "She put us back together," Biden said in a video shown in August during the Democratic National Convention, as he described Jill's impact on the tragedy-scarred family. - 'Small acts of compassion' - Biden assumed the role of second lady in 2009 when her husband became Barack Obama's …

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