During my time as an educator, I worked in a Catholic private school, a charter school, and multiple public school systems. I feel, due to my varied experience, I have a pretty robust view of what options for children in our county are for education. As someone who was enrolled in Catholic school herself from Pre-K 3 through 12th grade, I knew that when I had my own children it wasn’t what I wanted for them. However, I was happy that it was an option for me growing up because

I never set out to be an activist. Growing up my family’s golden rule was “We don’t talk about religion or politics” so I shied away from topics that felt “too political”. I was taught that it was rude and unkind to discuss politics, especially if you disagreed with another person’s perspective on an issue. For many years I loathed the sound of my own voice. I didn’t believe I had anything worthwhile to contribute to conversations surrounding politics, healthcare, or educatio