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 …
Early Voting is April 19 – May ...
Early voting (or one-stop voting) is April 19 – May 5. This is the primary election, which will determine the candidates on the ballot for the general election on Election …
National Day of Action Against Gun Vi...
Wear orange on April 20 to show your support!
Across the nation, students, educators and parents have been organizing and advocating to reduce gun violence.
April 20 is a day of action …
Racial Equity Report Cards Released
The Racial Equity Report Cards use data from academic achievement, school discipline and juvenile court records to create a report card for each of North Carolina’s 115 school districts. The …
Class Size Chaos
K-3 Class Size Restrictions Delayed One Year
On February 8, Republican legislative leaders introduced HB90, allowing a phase in plan for smaller class sizes in grades K-3 until 2021-22 instead of the …
#ClassSizeChaos Advocacy Day
The NCGA returns for another special session on January 10th, so let’s welcome them back in person!
Join us Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 9AM to 1PM for an old fashioned Advocacy Day. …
Resilience: A Documentary Event
Public Schools First NC is bringing you this film because we believe that our public schools have a critical role to play in building resilience to face Adverse Childhood Experiences …
#ClassSizeChaos Tweet Storm A-Comin
SAVE THE DATE to help us welcome NCGA members with what’s on all of our minds when they return in January 2018! Join us Tuesday, January 9th from 4:00-6:00 PM for an old fashioned Twitter …
#CharlottesvilleCurriculum
As North Carolina families prepare for a new school year, our school communities are thinking about the many questions students will surely have about the August 12 white supremacist rampage …
2017-19 Biennium Budget
NC General Assembly conference committee members released their final plan for the biennium shortly before midnight on Monday, June 19. Senate leaders held votes on the 983-page plan, consisting of …
