This week's special guest is the Democratic Candidate for the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jen Mangrum. She spent fourteen years teaching elementary in Onslow and Guilford Counties, then continued on to receive her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from UNC-Greensboro. In 2004, Jen started the Elementary Education program at NC State University. Jen is now a professor at UNCG, preparing future teachers in the School of Education. We hope this conversation gives you new insight to her campaign and what she stands for. We certainly learned a great deal in a short period of time.

Topics:

- Tell us about your current role and how that prepares you for Superintendent of Public Instruction, as well as the primary responsibilities of the position.

- Public school funding in NC has been an issue for many years. What part would you play in working on the budget and how do you foresee education changing in NC as the budget changes?

- Teachers are underpaid. How do you propose a fix to this ongoing problem? Do you think if teachers were paid more, education would improve?

- Technology related to Covid. What can be improved? What is the long term plan for getting back into the schools?

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