We hope you’ve marked your calendars for the

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Meeting
of the American Association of University Women’s
Raleigh-Wake County Branch

5:15pm    Hospitality

5:30pm    Guest Speaker

6:30pm    Business Session

Please note the program change.
Our October Speaker will be:
BRENDA BERG, CEO BEST-NC

Given the very specific nature of our questions about the current state of public education.
Ms. Berg was recommended to us by our contact at the Public School Forum, Laurie Suggs.

Our officers were impressed with a piece by Brenda Berg, written in response to James Hogan, former NC teacher and strident critic of the current administration. In an editorial in August 2015, Hogan blamed NC’s political leadership for poor performance by both the state’s teachers and its students.

Here’s a sample of what Berg had to say on behalf of the business-centered non-profit she heads up:

Rather than pointing fingers, we encourage our fellow North Carolinians to do what we do best—work proactively and collaboratively to find solutions that will elevate educators to the status they deserve. In addition to a commitment to raise teacher pay, a powerful proposal is on the table right now with House and Senate budget negotiators. The plan offers a comprehensive approach to elevate teachers and principals by recruiting, preparing, developing, and supporting great educators so they can focus on what matters most to them and to us—our students. This is the antithesis of a “war” on public education and the most-likely antidote to persistently low-performing schools.

We invite you to join us on October 20 to learn more and to pose for our speaker your own questions about public education in NC today.