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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 dollars would better serve students by meeting public school needs.” https://cardinalpine.com/opinion/opinion-school-voucher-expansion-poses-a-unique-threat-to-rural-communities/  Op-ed: School voucher expansion 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 schools robs children of the strong foundational learning they deserve.”   https://cardinalpine.com/2024/01/22/school-boards-matter-more-than-ever/ Op-ed: School Boards 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 the appropriate section. I’m very concerned that some people speak out and say that there’s 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 to tell me when I was in school, which was do your absolute best and 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 in Hendersonville with our two young kids, and as a taxpaying mother of children who 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 and I want to help make them stronger.’ With two young children who will be Read more…

“Mary Ellen Kustin was the first candidate to file on Monday when she signed up for the Nov. 8 School Board election. Masks in schools and vaccination mandates is not the driving reason for her campaign. ‘I really think that if we’re still fighting masks in November, we’ve got bigger Read more…