Educators and parents, we are thrilled to offer this free online screening of Resilience THURSDAY NIGHT!! Due to the limits of the screening platform, you MUST REGISTER for this free …
COVID-19 Resources
NCDHHS – NC Department of Health and Human Services: COVID-19 Response in North Carolina
CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
NCDPI: Coronavirus Guidance for Schools and …
Notable New K-12 Public Education Law...
NCGA Summary of 2019 Education Legislation Compiled by The NC Department of Public instruction
SL 2019-71: (SB 219) Modify Teacher Licensing Requirements -Makes various changes to statutes regarding the testing for the …
Rural Schools
Rural schools play an important role in their communities, serving many functions beyond education. Given their importance in their communities, rural schools merit more attention than they have previously been …
NCATA Conference
Public Schools First NC attended the NC Association of Teaching Assistants statewide conference March 5-8, 2020.
We were honored to attend and be a part of this annual event. We believe …
Conference Recap
Our conference — Impact of Privatizing Public Schools — was held in Raleigh on October 12, 2019.
We were honored to have the following panelists speak about privatization’s effects on public …
ACEs and Toxic Stress
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Rewriting the Story for the Next Gene
What are the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)?
This compelling speech by Dr. Nadine Harris Burke (featured in the …
In Praise of Public Education
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 …
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 …
