Candidate Conversation: Nan Whaley

<p><strong>Candidate Conversation: Nan Whaley</strong> - <em>Season 2, Episode 27</em></p><em>So much of what happens in Ohio's classrooms depends on who is leading the state as governor. That's why OEA has invited all of the declared candidates for Ohio governor - both Democrats and Republicans - to speak with Ohio's educators about where they stand on the public education issues. The two Democrats in the race accepted OEA's invitation, and we will hear from both of them in this two-part Candidate Conversation series. This is part one.</em><p><strong>MORE | </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/education-matters/id1549004446?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200"><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong> to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts. </strong><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2VkdWNhdGlvbi1tYXR0ZXJz"><strong>Click here </strong></a><strong>to subscribe on Google podcasts.<br></strong><br><strong>Featured Education Matters guest: </strong></p><ul><li>Nan Whaley<ul> <li>Democratic candidate for Ohio governor</li> <li>Former Dayton mayor<ul> <li>Nan grew up in a small town in Indiana. She learned the values of hard work, strength, and resilience from her dad, a union autoworker who lost his job but never lost his dignity, and her mom, who went to work at the laundromat behind their house to help make ends meet. Back then, Ohio was where people went for opportunity, so she attended the University of Dayton, becoming the first person in her family to graduate from college. She met her husband, Sam, and fell in love with her adopted hometown, eventually running for City Commission and mayor.</li> <li>When Nan was first elected Mayor in 2013, Dayton was at a low point. The factories had moved out and the opioids had moved in. But in Dayton, folks don’t run away from their problems. <br>Under her leadership, Dayton has turned a corner. She brought folks together to take on the community’s toughest challenges, including tackling the