As a taxpaying and loving mother of kids who will be in HCPS through 2037, she's invested in our schools.
In addition to her tried and true know-how of working together, Mary Ellen brings fresh ideas to the table.
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“We must staunch the bleeding of public dollars to wealthy families who already choose to send their children to private schools,” Henderson County School Board candidate Mary Ellen Kustin writes in an op-ed. “Our tax Read more…
“Access to high quality public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Unfortunately, North Carolina politicians are attacking public education by gutting funding for schools and sowing distrust in teachers and administrators. This two-pronged assault on public Read more…
“I’m against censorship and for quality, age appropriate curriculum for sure. Our teachers do a wonderful job doing that and I trust they will continue. I agree it’s important to put the appropriate books in Read more…
“…teaching kids to think for themselves. They are bombarded with disinformation and misinformation like the rest of us. And we need to empower them to tell fact from fiction. I think about my dad used Read more…
“I’m running for the Henderson County Board of Education by bringing to bear my experience as a mother, a youth sports coach, a math tutor and a public policy professional. My husband and I live Read more…
“Thank you to the 15,852 teachers, parents, grandparents, Democrats, Republicans, and unaffiliated folks who voted in favor of my campaign to put kids first,” Kustin said. “Let’s work together to get it done this time!” Read more…
Local radio stations will be playing this 30-second ad urging voters across Henderson County to vote for Mary Ellen Kustin for School Board! The ad will air from Thursday October 20 (first day of early Read more…
“I believe in funding education to provide all the resources kids need to compete in the 21st century and to retain and attract the best teachers and superintendents,” said Mary Ellen. “Our curriculum must be Read more…
“Kustin, a political newcomer, said she is running because she believes in public education. ‘I’m a true believer in public school,’ Kustin said. ‘I think Henderson County is stronger when our public schools are stronger Read more…