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Michele is a product of North Carolina’s public schools. She received her bachelor of nursing degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has worked in the ICU and ER as well as served families in some of the most rural counties in the U.S. and the poorest communities in Central and South America.

 

Michele's five children attended public, private, and homeschool over the past 20 years. Like many NC parents, when the system didn't meet the needs of her children, she sought alternatives. With the cost of private school out of her family's reach, she decided to homeschool her children.

 

Many parents homeschool because they see that direct instruction produces excellent academic outcomes for their children. During the past decade, Michele helped other families who chose to homeschool their children.  She taught high schoolers biology, chemistry, Spanish, and civics in parent-led micro-schools, a mid-point between traditional schooling and homeschooling. Michele saw dramatic improvement in student scores when they moved from crowded classrooms serving multi-leveled students to small-group settings using personalized instruction.

 

Parental rights, school safety, privacy in girls' bathrooms and locker rooms, girls' rights and safety in sports, and protecting children from being medical guinea pigs in the madness of gender manipulation are important issues that Michele has been defending across the state. She has spent countless hours challenging school boards, county commissioners and elected officials in the General Assembly working for effective policies in our state.

 

Over the last six years, Michele has also been speaking with citizens around the state about the dangers of the politically charged, racially divisive and sexually explicit agendas in our schools that are robbing our children of their innocence and a sound, basic education. She will make school safety and discipline a top priority and insist on raising the bar of expectations in student conduct as well as academic performance.

 

Michele believes that students should master reading, writing and math before moving on to middle school.  They also should be given well rounded instruction on history, biology, civics and economics. The biggest threat to our constitutional republic is the radical and incomplete presentation of these subjects in school curriculum. 

 

Michele was inspired to run for NC Superintendent after talking to educators, legislators, and parents. She realized there are ways to improve our public school system.  Educators can continue doing what they do very well. Simple changes can deliver similar academic outcomes as teaching in small groups. Michele supports expanding intensive math tutoring programs in low-performing schools, like the one used in Union County schools since 2017. The district has turned around seven low-performing schools by implementing tutoring for 30 minutes each school day. Schools in DC have found that in-school tutoring programs not only get students up to speed in reading and math, but can also reduce absenteeism.  When Michele becomes Superintendent, finding ways to help districts fund small-group instruction will be one of her goals. State education leaders can help students thrive by supporting district-level reforms with proven results. 

 

Michele wants to expand the Career and Technical Education program to offer every high school student a paid internship opportunity during their junior and senior years by partnering with local businesses throughout the state to make that a reality. She plans to audit finances within the DPI and individual districts to ensure that our tax money is focused on students, not pet projects and special interest groups.  She understands that the system is broken and that it will take someone from the outside to fix it. She wants our young people to appreciate the blessing of being citizens in the greatest country in the history of the world and to be equipped for success as adults. Michele believes that the future of our state and nation is determined by the quality of education.  Public schools should be the gateway to the American Dream.  That's why North Carolina promises all children a quality education. If we fulfill that promise, we can make North Carolina schools a shining example for the country to follow.

 

Everybody wins when public schools produce critical-thinking and morally flourishing individuals who will be successful employees, employers, inventors, mothers, fathers, and friends in the future.  She believes that our students should be taught how to think, not what to think.

 

Michele will work tirelessly to ensure that every student in NC has the opportunity to reach their full potential.  

 

Vote for Michele Morrow for Superintendent of Public Instruction.