<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vote Tom Hatch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vote Tom Hatch]]></description><link>https://www.votetomhatch.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:47:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.votehatch.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My take on extracurricular activities...]]></title><description><![CDATA[During this election season there has been some discussion on athletics, but it's important to consider that last year, out of 49,183...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/my-take-on-extracurricular-activities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67102f3bf6f6c3c0d5455094</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_1bac462c800a4cc6a2a7a7f3e6f43af7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_591,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just so you know why I can’t support taxpayer’s $$$ going to private schools.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything with a green check  is what NC Public Schools are held accountable for…private schools no accountability AT ALL. The A-F NC...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/just-so-you-know-why-i-can-t-support-taxpayer-s-going-to-private-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670065b85b3c1369459168f3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:11:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_a70b91134ef94ef185c96fd770e5a076~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a really long post…but answers the $602 MILLION QUESTION! Where do the $$$ go that CCS receives each year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CCS is the 5th largest school district in NC behind Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Wake, Guilford, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth. CCS has 86 schools,...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/this-is-a-really-long-post-but-answers-the-602-million-question-where-do-the-go-that-ccs-recei</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6700652d24fcc7c2e32afa63</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_95996fe4dafa498683b8c0cfe7bbced3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public vs private school debate is not new. In our own community, this has been documented back to the nineteenth century.]]></title><description><![CDATA[City View writer Reggie Barton published an article about Alexander Graham and the need for “graded schools.” Those with means, affluent...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/the-public-vs-private-school-debate-is-not-new-in-our-own-community-this-has-been-documented-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67006433b4b957685263d875</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_f647fd0d2ee64e4d97e9a4c6fc0364df~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote for those who OPPOSE VOUCHERS without accountability.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I support educational options for ALL students. If tax dollars are going to private schools, then full oversight, transparency, and...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/vote-for-those-who-oppose-vouchers-without-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670063d45b3c13694591620f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_3535984f7aef4e938cd4ed6106e28432~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[So as a district, this is what it has come to...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is so much work that we as a district, state, and nation need to do that will cause kids to want to be in school…this isn’t it. Let...]]></description><link>https://www.votehatch.com/post/so-as-a-district-this-is-what-it-has-come-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67004314b4b9576852636513</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d357bb_11e09a7c1a634fe4b73914e05cf05b07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Hatch</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>