Dear Friend,

Recently, I joined education leaders from around the state to announce my support for Vincent Sheheen’s campaign to get South Carolina moving again. Today, I’m proud to announce that even more school leaders have come forward to support our efforts.

Vincent Sheheen knows that our local schools and their students depend on dedicated parents, hardworking classroom teachers and support staff, accountable school board members, and visionary principals and administrators to be successful.

He knows this because he grew up as a public school student, whose mom was a fifth grade teacher. She later became a school principal for 14 years. Of course, she also excelled at her most important role: that of a parent.

And today, Vincent sends his boys to the same public schools his mother sent him, and where I first met him, over two decades ago.

As governor, Vincent Sheheen will give educators the tools they need to be successful, because he knows quality schools are essential to economic prosperity. This means common-sense reforms such as smaller class sizes, higher teacher pay, equity funding, earlier childhood initiatives, and letting teachers teach to the children rather than teaching to the test.

Please join me, and the other education leaders below, in our effort to restore this vision and leadership to our Governor’s Office.

You can help by contributing to Vincent’s campaign. By making a donation of $15, you can help ensure Vincent is able to reach every single South Carolinian with his vision for the future.

Will you donate Fifteen for Sheheen today?

Thank you,

Mary Ann Blaskowitz
South Carolina Teacher of the Year (1982)