Did you know?

In 2017, I joined the Natioanal Association of Educators to support our local Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators (CMAE) not as a teacher, but as a community organizer committed to public education.
As an affiliate member, I’ve had the opportunity to stand with educators because I believed — and still believe — that public schools are the heartbeat of our communities.
WE have a lot to do to improve public education and the status of academic outcomes for our babies. 
Becoming an affiliate member was the first step in understanding the issues in the teaching profession and how they are asking us to support them.
Joining the NEA/CMAE is a declaration: I will support those who teach our children for equitable pay, fight for safe and well-resourced classrooms, and uplift the profession that shapes every other profession.
Over the years, I’ve marched with educators, spoken at rallies, shown up at board meetings, and pushed for policy change. 
The benefits of being a NEA/CMAE affiliate member makes you part of a powerful coalition. It’s about collective action, shared struggle, and community voice.
NEA/CMAE needs more community members because they understand that it takes all of us and not just educators.  We must work together to create the schools our children deserve.
As I campaign to serve as your next District 2 representative on the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board, my long-standing relationship with NEA/CMAE reminds me: real change happens when we build bridges between educators and the communities they serve. I’ve been building that bridge since 2017, and I will continue doing so with humility, courage, and unwavering commitment.
Reimagining Education. Reshaping Possibilities. Rising Together.
The cost to join NEA/CMAE as an affiliate member is on $25 per year.  Visit NEA HERE

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