Public Schools First NC is proud to announce our Audiocast – available on Spotify or through the links below. Episodes will cover important issues affecting public education in easily digestible episodes. The first episode is under 5 minutes long! Check it out and let us know what you think at [email protected].
In our latest audiocast, “Why I Oppose Vouchers,” former North Carolina principal Anne McLean describes the harmful effects of vouchers and why she opposes them. As a principal in a rural school, she has seen first-hand the damage the voucher program does to rural schools. Read by her former student, Ben Harmon.
More Episodes
More Evidence on the Importance of Pre-K. Shenell Thompson, senior program officer for the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, describes the need for quality pre-k programs and successful outcomes in the first year of a new pre-k pilot program in Forsyth County.
Why I Retired. Jeff Ruppenthal, a 31-year North Carolina educator, describes the reasons he decided to retire from Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools where he had most recently been principal of an elementary school. He hadn’t planned to retire when he did, but conditions had changed so much over the past few years that he felt he could no longer stay. This is a fascinating and powerful story of what’s happening in North Carolina’s schools. Read by Ben Harmon.
Into the Pipeline with Ellise. We chat with Ellise, a beginner special education teacher assistant from Orange County. For more information on Senate Bill 49 please visit our August 19th Newsletter.
How Has Charter School Legislation Changed? We discuss changes to charter school policies passed in this year’s legislative session.
View more episodes on Spotify.