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Supports advocating for fully funding the Leandro decision with existing state dollars.

Wants to increase funding for public schools.

- Wants to increase funding for public schools.

School Facilities & Resources

Plans to address staffing shortages in WCPSS classrooms, including teachers, bus drivers, substitutes, cafeteria workers, and mental health professionals.

Plans to address staffing shortages in classrooms in Wake County Schools. 

Supports the WCPSS Office of Equity Affairs in ensuring all children feel included in school communities.

Wants the County Public School System's Office of Equity Affairs to provide leadership to the district on how school communities can feel more inclusive for students. 

- Plans to address staffing shortages in classrooms in Wake County Schools. 
- Wants the County Public School System's Office of Equity Affairs to provide leadership to the district on how school communities can feel more inclusive for students. 

Access to Education

Supports advocating for higher teacher salaries.

Advocates for increasing teacher salaries.

Supports expanding the "grow your own" program, which recruits Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) high school students to become educators in the local school system.

Plans to expand the "grow your own" program, which high school students in Wake County schools to become educators in that system. 

- Advocates for increasing teacher salaries.
- Plans to expand the "grow your own" program, which high school students in Wake County schools to become educators in that system. 

Teachers

Believes WCPSS school librarians are professionals trained to select age-appropriate books for school libraries and supports their ability to guide students in reading material selections.

Trusts school librarians' guidance in selecting reading materials for students. 

Supports teachers discussing "hard subjects and topics" and "challenging subject matter" in the classroom.

Supports students being taught"hard subjects and topics" and debating "challenging subject matter." in the classroom. 

- Opposes banning books.
- Trusts school librarians' guidance in selecting reading materials for students. 
- Supports students being taught"hard subjects and topics" and debating "challenging subject matter." in the classroom. 

School Curriculum

Plans to strengthen and expand restorative justice practices, equity training, and bullying prevention.

Plans to make efforts to improve and expand restorative justice practices, equity training, and bullying prevention.

Supports hiring more school nurses, counselors, psychologists, and social workers to improve student mental health and safety.

- Plans to make efforts to improve and expand restorative justice practices, equity training, and bullying prevention.
- Opposes arming teachers with guns. 
- Supports hiring more school nurses, counselors, psychologists, and social workers to improve student mental health and safety.

Student Wellbeing

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Proposes using less technology and more textbooks in schools, saying "Whiteboards have been covered up with flat-screen TVs, making it difficult for teachers or students to express their ideas."

- Proposes using less technology and more textbooks in schools, saying "Whiteboards have been covered up with flat-screen TVs, making it difficult for teachers or students to express their ideas."

As of May 14, 2025, Ted Hills’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for "[teaching] respect for teachers" by "[asserting] discipline on student conduct both in class and between classes."

- Advocates for "[teaching] respect for teachers" by "[asserting] discipline on student conduct both in class and between classes."

Believes the current school board is not focused enough on "academics."

- Believes the current school board is not focused enough on "academics."

Advocates for one-on-one tutoring for underperforming students.

Believes the student code of conduct needs to be "enforced and strengthened if necessary."

- Advocates for one-on-one tutoring for underperforming students.
- Believes the student code of conduct needs to be "enforced and strengthened if necessary."

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Ted Hills

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Wake County Board of Education Member, District 5

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