A political path to inner peace

Dear friends and family: I am so excited to be writing you with this long overdue update.  Fair warning—it also includes a request for your help, but I promise  it is made with great joy and hope !  As you know, just about two years ago, I moved home to South Carolina.  Shortly thereafter, I became the head of  South Carolina Future Minds  (SCFM), a small statewide nonprofit working in public education.  SCFM was not new, but I certainly was.  New back to South Carolina; new to the field of public education; new, of course, to the organization and all of its stakeholders.  To put it mildly: I had a lot to learn.   Thus began my re-education at home.  In the past 18 months, I have driven nearly 40,000 miles, criss-crossing the state that raised me.  I have met with  hundreds of educators , witnessing their daily heroism in our classrooms.  I’ve spoken with parents who want the best for their children, but too often can’t see a path to achieving it.  I’ve listened to princip