Ruth's Positions

1. K-12 teachers are expected to be parent-social worker-counselor-nurse-security officer while they teach the state mandated course of instruction. This is an unreasonable expectation.  We need to adequately fund the support functions so teachers can do what they are hired to do ---- teach
   
2. Parental support is critical. There are proven methods for increasing parental involvement that should be encouraged instead of discouraged in North Carolina.

Public charter schools (especially KIPP Academies), technical alternatives in high schools, school choice, and neighborhood schools facilitate and encourage parental involvement in the education process and in selecting a school most suited to the needs of their child. Good.

3. Community colleges are the backbone of workforce development.  This is especially as North Carolina adapts to the new global and technology intensive labor market. They are also an important piece of the puzzle when dealing with the dropout problem by offering GED and adult High School alternatives.
   
4. North Carolina has benefited from an internationally recognized university system that fosters research creativity and innovation.
   We should strongly support all our public universities and avoid needless duplication of programs for political purposes.
   
5. Family preservation is the foundation of a healthy society. Government doesn’t create families, but it can hinder their healthy development.

Maintaining strong families and healthy communities requires a combination of supports such as low taxes, school choice, Defense of Marriage Act, protection of parental rights, adoption support, and adequate pay for foster parents, functional mental and physical health services, freedom of speech and religious expression in public life.

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