Kids Voting Ohio. Plus, running for Westerville City Council

<p>A high-quality public education is the foundation of a strong democracy, and part of the work Ohio's public school educators do every day to support that democracy is helping students understand the importance of civic engagement through the elections process and how they can shape their communities. In this episode of Public Education Matters, we learn more about how Kids Voting Ohio is helping teachers hold mock elections to teach their students about the process, and we sit down with middle school teacher David Grimes, who is running to bring his skills from his time in the classroom to a seat on Westerville's City Council.</p><p><strong>BRING KIDS VOTING OHIO TO YOUR SCHOOL | </strong>To learn more about Kids Voting Ohio and to arrange for a mock election with your students, <a href="https://www.kidsvotingohio.org/elections"><strong>click here</strong></a>. </p><p><strong>MORE ABOUT DAVID GRIMES | </strong>For more information about Westerville Education Association member David Grimes' campaign for Westerville City Council and to read about his full platform, <a href="https://www.grimesforwestervilleohio.com/home"><strong>click here.</strong></a><strong><br></strong> <br><strong>SUBSCRIBE | </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/education-matters/id1549004446?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200">Click here</a> to subscribe to<em> Public Education Matters</em> on Apple Podcasts or <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2VkdWNhdGlvbi1tYXR0ZXJz">click here </a>to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/education-matters">clicking here.</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Featured Public Education Matters guests: </strong></p><ul> <li> <strong>Andrea Kruse</strong>, Kids Voting Ohio Program Director <ul><li>Andrea Kruse is a communications specialist with over 25 years’ experience in creati