Kids First Podcast - A Charter School Podcast with Chris Neeley

Cameron Runyan is the Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer for the Charter Institute at Erskine. Prior to assuming the Superintendent role, he served as the Interim Director and worked with Erskine College to establish the Charter Institute in 2017. During Mr. Runyan’s tenure as the leader of the Charter Institute, the organization has added approximately 8,000 new students each year – a gro...

"I chose what clothes I wore today. I choose where I live. I choose what I eat. Why should we not be able to give parents the choice of what school they send their children?"  This week on the #KidsFirstPodcast Chairman John Payne talks to us about his “why” — why he serves on our district board, and why he is an advocate for school choice. He also shares about where our district has been, wh...

You don't want to miss this first episode of the Kids First Podcast! Chris chats with his wife Janie Neeley about their "why”, the power of school choice, and the origin story of Kids First. We're excited to learn together through this show! Thanks for coming along with us.

Welcome to the Kids First Podcast, where we talk to educators, school leaders, policymakers, and charter school acolytes about their stories.  We always start with “why” here…because it’s not just about a job, occupation, or field, it's about why we do what we do. I’m your host, Chris Neeley. As the superintendent of the South Carolina Public Charter School District and the father of three am...