In Praise of Public Education: A Conversation with Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Join us May 22, 2019 from 6-8 PM at the NC Arboretum for a fundraiser to support our …
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School Safety Tweet Storm
Two bills have recently been introduced to arm our public school teachers with guns.
We join most of North Carolina’s 110,000 educators in opposing arming educators.
Join us Wednesday, March 13th from 7 …
State Board of Education Approves Sch...
The State Board of Education voted to transfer Carver Heights Elementary into the Innovative School District beginning in 2019-2020. Carver Heights Elementary is located in Goldsboro, NC. See the press …
Color of Education: An Evening With N...
On October 2, 2018 we attended the kick-off event of the “Color of Education” series that featured award-winning New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones. In this sold-out event, Nikole talked …
“The Color of Law”
School segregation is unfortunately on the rise in our public schools and is directly linked to patterns of residential segregation. In The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How …
2018-19 Budget Adjustments
2018-19 Biennial Budget Passed June 2018
The budget bill, SB 99, was released on the NCGA website on Monday, May 28. Because legislative leaders previously announced they will refuse any amendments, this …
Senate Bill Would Revise Principal Pa...
Senate Bill 718, titled Revise Principal Compensation, would make adjustments to the principal salary schedule.
The bill would accomplish the following:
Maintain principals’ current salary schedule for the 2018 school year.
For 2019, …
Gov. Cooper Released Budget Adjustmen...
Ahead of the 2018 legislative session, Governor Roy Cooper released his alterations to the budget. His budget priorities include the following:
All teachers would receive at least a 5% raise, with …
May 1, 2019 Advocacy Day
Join us May 1 in downtown Raleigh as we rally again for respect and fully funded public schools! We are all #InThisTogether
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 8AM-6PM
16 W Jones Street
Raleigh, NC
See the …
NEA Ranks NC 37th for Teacher Pay
According to estimates done by the National Education Association (NEA), North Carolina currently ranks 37th in the nation for average teacher pay. As more data becomes available, you may see …
