Patsy on National Teacher Appreciation Week

So many teachers deserve recognition and gratitude for serving and protecting our children and our future. For me, one National Teacher Appreciation Week does not suffice to celebrate all of the teachers I have worked with, have observed, or have been taught by. If...

Teachers Who Have Made a Difference

In honor of the ongoing National Teacher Appreciation Week, I’d like to take some time to appreciate the teachers who made a difference in my life while I was a student. Here’s a note about one- Mr. Fred Koontz made me laugh. He commanded my attention....

Four Months In

Friends- It’s been almost four months since I was sworn in as one of your State Board of Education representatives, and it has been a busy four months. There’s been so much to do and so much to learn. After 40+ years in the classroom, I’m accustomed to learning and...

The Legacies of Patsy Koch Johns

As a first-generation college student, Patsy Koch Johns is no stranger to the educational barriers faced by low-income students, and she is well aware of the extraordinary power of education to improve the lives of at-risk students. Since 8th grade, when she began...

Trip to California!

Vote for someone who cares about education and children, vote for Patsy Koch Johns. She’s headed to Los Angeles to celebrate the television program “Poverty: Not a Choice” at a film festival with Sally Nellson Barrett and Arthur Clayton McWilliams...