It's Time to Choose the Children w/ Dr. Nelva Lee

Dr. Nelva Lee on School Choice, Vocational Pathways, and Housing Solutions in Georgia

Host Amy Pons welcomes Dr. Nelva Lee—healthcare and academic leader, former board appointee, author, and Georgia Superintendent of Schools candidate—who discusses the bleak realities of healthcare and education and her focus on solutions.

Lee describes Concrete Build Financing, a crypto company backed by real estate aimed at countering private equity’s rent hikes by converting commercial multifamily properties into rent-to-own condos to promote stability, equity, and dignity. In education, she advocates expanding Georgia’s Promise Scholarship Act so more families—including homeschool and private-school families—can access broader learning environments, and she proposes every student graduate with both a diploma and a trade certificate.

She cites post-COVID learning gaps, top-heavy education budgets, low reading and math proficiency rates, and calls for basics like phonics, targeted resources, and holding back non-readers by second grade. She also critiques HOPE Scholarship “bait and switch,” urging lower maintenance requirements and a college “star system,” and encourages limiting news, cultivating hope, and volunteering.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:13 Healthcare and Maternal Gaps

02:59 Crypto Real Estate Housing Plan

06:31 School Run and Voucher Expansion

10:36 COVID Learning Loss and Resources

15:25 Vocational Skills Over College

22:21 Hope Scholarship Reform Ideas

27:19 Hopeful Action and Volunteering