Ted Hills
Ted Hills ran for election to the Wake County Public School System to represent District 5 in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hills completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ted Hills was born in Beacon, New York. He earned a high school diploma from Hutchinson-Central Technical High School. Hills' career experience includes working as a consultant, executive, and in information technology.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5
Incumbent Lynn Edmonds defeated Ted Hills in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Edmonds (Nonpartisan) | 68.2 | 38,542 |
 | Ted Hills (Nonpartisan)  | 30.9 | 17,476 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 498 | ||
| Total votes: 56,516 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hills in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ted Hills completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hills' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Our family has very varied educational experiences. My wife also graduated from a public high school, then went on to earn her PhD. Our daughter was homeschooled for 10 of 13 years and went on to earn her Bachelor of Music.
As a result, I don’t believe that any education is “one size fits all.” I believe that different students have different needs. For many students, a public education is the best choice, and I want to make sure that, for these students, their public education is of the highest quality and equips them for a successful and rewarding life.- Academic Excellence: About 1/3 of Wake County Public School System students are "not proficient" or "below" grade level" in reading, math, and science. In other words, they're failing. In the case of Math I (9th grade math), 67% are failing! The board needs to get to the root causes and fix them. The causes could include the discarding of paper textbooks in many grades, ineffective over-use of technology, poor curriculum material, and a lack of discipline in the classroom.
- School Safety and Student Discipline: It is important to protect students, teachers, and staff from threats coming from both inside and outside the school. In the 2022-2023 school year, there were almost 1500 criminal acts in Wake County that were reported to the state. There were over 1100 incidents of bullying and harassment. Statewide, there were nearly 1500 assaults on teachers last year. There is a code of conduct for students. It needs to be dusted off and enforced, and strengthened if necessary.
- Supporting Teachers: There is a high turnover among teachers. Why? Teachers themselves have told us some of their concerns about their working conditions. --60% of teachers feel that there’s disorder in hallways, cafeterias, bathrooms, and other common areas. --Nearly 60% of teachers feel that students don’t respect their teachers. We need to teach respect for teachers. This is a cultural value that we have lost, and we can see the results. We need to assert discipline on student conduct both in class and between classes. We need schools to be safe so that both students and teachers can relax and focus on the business of learning, which is why they’re in schools to begin with.
The biological reality is that the bones and muscles of males are more dense and stronger than those of females. Girls risk physical injury from male teammates; in fact, there have been several high-profile incidents of just this. Further, girls and young women have a right to privacy, which means males should not be allowed to enter their common spaces.
--the students: These are our primary customers, who by graduation time should have all the skills necessary to reason correctly, communicate with the world meaningfully, be prepared to fully participate in our democracy, and pursue the life and vocation of their choice.
--the parents: All parents want a good education for their children, and are trusting the public school system to deliver that.
Schools should provide tutors to help any student who might be falling behind in a subject to grasp concepts missed and catch up to their classmates. Advanced students should be given additional opportunities through advanced classes.
--tremendous respect for teachers
--a student code of conduct that is enforced and promotes both safety and freedom
--girls safe in girls' spaces; boys safe in boys' spaces
--curricula chosen based on reports of success in Wake county or elsewhere; for example, Singapore Math
--plenty of real paper books
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 18, 2024
