As the only candidate with actual teaching experience running for North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michele Morrow understands the needs of North Carolina’s educators.
Teachers in North Carolina are underpaid, disrespected, and victims of classroom violence. They have been denied necessary support in overcrowded classrooms riddled with disruption. While administrators collect six figure salaries, teachers are using part of their paychecks for basic classroom supplies and working second jobs. The Administrator's primary goal should be to equip teachers to educate students and help them reach their full potential.
As Superintendent, Michele wants to work with teachers and the North Carolina General Assembly to enact a Teachers' Bill of Rights. Our state must start treating our teachers professionally.
Below are the basic tenets of a Teachers' Bill of Rights Michele would like to establish.
Safety - Teachers deserve to feel safe in their work environment. In no other profession are employees expected to tolerate being assaulted and verbally abused at their workplace.
Professional Salary and Advancement - Teachers are professionals and deserve higher starting salaries with multiple levels of advancement.
Ample Funding for Classroom Supplies - With more than half our state budget funding public education, neither teachers nor parents should be paying for classroom supplies.
Practical Trainings and Professional Development - Teachers need professional development, free of political agendas, that solely focuses on improving education for all types of learners and which provides tools for managing the classroom.
For years politicians have been promising to improve the working conditions for teachers, but their promises have fallen flat. We need a State Superintendent of Instruction like Michele Morrow with teaching experience who understands and will advocate for the needs of North Carolina educators.
