Jen Mangrum

Dr. Jen Mangrum is a native North Carolinian and the daughter of two elementary school teachers. Jen studied Elementary Education at UNC-Wilmington before obtaining her Masters in Early Childhood Education from East Carolina University. Jen spent fourteen years teaching elementary in Onslow and Guilford Counties, then continued on to receive her Ph... D in Curriculum and Instruction from UNC-Greensboro. In 2004, Jen started the Elementary Education program at NC State University. Jen is now a professor at UNCG, preparing future teachers in the School of Education. Learn more about Jen's experiences here . Jen has spent the majority of her life in public school classrooms- and she wouldn't have it any other way. Jen's number-one priority is to protect our schools from corrosive private interests, and legislators who would deny some children their constitutional right to a free, high-quality education. For Jen, public education is nothing less than a pillar of democracy. Jen knows public education is the best choice for everyone, because public education is public empowerment! Jen knows that robust, equitable investment in our public education system as well as a genuine, state-wide commitment to the empowerment of ALL students, educators, and school personnel is absolutely necessary to ensure shared social progress in North Carolina. A free, high-quality public education is every child's constitutional right, but not only that; free, high-quality public education is a necessary investment in democracy and our collective future. Public education is a universal solution to widespread disinformation, disengagement, and division. DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER & VOTE! Public education is BIPARTISAN! EVERYONE in North Carolina can vote for Jen in the General Election on November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina is 25 days before the date of an election.Read More