Learning to love Lobby Days

About this episode

David Graham shares his positive experience with Lobby Days and encourages educators to engage with lawmakers.

Public education is not partisan, but it is political. Politicians in the statehouse make decisions that impact Ohio's public school classrooms every day. That's why it is so important that our lawmakers hear directly from the educators who know what these policy decisions mean in our schools. Trotwood Madison Education Association President David Graham wasn't sure what to expect when he had a chance to talk to his state lawmakers the first time he joined his fellow OEA members for a Lobby Day at the statehouse. But as he tells us in this episode, he actually really enjoyed the experience, and he wants other educators to give it a try. REWIND | David Graham is no stranger to the Public Education Matters podcast. Click here to listen to an interview with him in Season 5 about learning the ropes as a new Local president and the support he received from NEA. SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms, including YouTube . Click here for links for other platforms so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can…

People in this episode

Guest: David Graham

Topics covered

• lobbying
• public education
• politics
• educator engagement
• state lawmakers

Keywords

• Lobby Days
• public education
• Ohio
• educators
• statehouse
• David Graham
• Trotwood Madison

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trotwood Madison Education Association, Ohio Education Association

Places: Ohio, Trotwood Madison Middle School

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