For many, retiring from a career that has defined their life can be bittersweet. For First Lady Jill Biden, that moment has arrived. After an extraordinary 40-year journey in education, she has announced her retirement from teaching, marking the end of an era in her professional life.
Biden’s decision to step away from her teaching career was revealed during a virtual event where educators from across the country joined to celebrate her contributions to the profession. As she addressed her fellow educators, her words captured the passion she has always had for teaching:
Being your first lady has been the honor of my life. But being your colleague has been the work of my life,” Biden said. “Last Thursday, I taught my last class of the semester and my final class ever at Northern Virginia Community College.”