LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas teacher is getting ready to speak before the Democratic National Convention.

Dustin Parsons will be at the podium tonight in Philadelphia between 6 p.m. and 7.

He is a 5th grade teacher at Pine Haven Elementary in Bauxite and an Arkansas convention delegate for Hillary Clinton.

Parsons is also part of the large convention presence from the National Education Association, with more than 250 delegates.