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2021 Newsletters
2020 Newsletters
- December 28, 2020 Happy New Year! See You In January!
- December 19, 2020 Thanks for Being A Public Education Defender! Enjoy Winter Break!
- December 12, 2020 A New Year Is On The Horizon!
- December 5, 2020 Get Ready For The Legislative Session
- November 21, 2020 We’re Thankful For You!
- November 7, 2020 The Election is Over. Now What?
- October 31, 2020 Happy Halloween! Don’t Forget To Turn Your Clocks Back!
- October 28, 2020 Equitable Funding For Schools and the 2020 Election
- October 17, 2020 Get Out The Vote
- October 3, 2020 The Digital Divide in North Carolina
- September 27, 2020 Did You Miss Our Webinars?
- September 19, 2020 Update from the Governor on Returning to School Buildings
- September 12, 2020 Coronavirus Relief Bill Passes, DeVos Denied, &; Leandro Consent Decree
- August 29, 2020 Register for our Upcoming Events!
- August 22, 2020 Save the Date
- August 15, 2020 Back to School: A Year Like No Other
- August 1, 2020 Voucher Lawsuit Filed This Week and Voter Information
- July 20, 2020 Friends of Public Education
- July 10, 2020 The Growing Threat of Privatization
- July 3, 2020 ⭐ Happy 4th of July ⭐
- June 27, 2020 Support for Educators and a Late-Night Legislative Session
- June 20, 2020 #LeadWithLeandro and Bills to Watch
- June 14, 2020 Reopening Public Schools: Toolkits and Plans
- June 6, 2020 Racism in Public Schools
- May 31, 2020 New Voucher Study, New Bills to Reopen Our Public Schools
- May 23, 2020 Legislative Update and New Rules for Remote Learnings
- May 17, 2020 Asked and Answered FAQs and Your Legislative Update
- May 9, 2020 Answers to FAQs for Educators and an Action Alert!
- May 2, 2020 Busy Week in Education News!
- April 25, 2020 COVID-19 and Education: Next Steps
- April 18, 2020 COVID-19 Education Waivers
- April 11, 2020 Virtual Schooling
- April 6, 2020 Resilience and Paper Tigers Twitter Town Hall!
- April 1, 2020 You Can Count On Us! Free VIRTUAL Screening
- March 28, 2020 Be Counted! Please Complete Your Census!
- March 21, 2020 Resilience in an Uncertain Time
- March 7, 2020 Rural Schools In Crisis in Many Communities
- February 29, 2020 Leap Day Kicks Off School Social Worker Week
- February 22, 2020 Leandro Critical Need #8 Monitor North Carolina’s Compliance
- February 15, 2020 Leandro Critical Need#7 Support for School Improvement
- February 8, 2020 Leandro Critical Need #6 Revise the Student Assessment System
- February 1, 2020 Leandro Critical Need #5 High Poverty Schools
- January 25, 2020 Leandro Critical Need #4: Early Childhood Education
- January 18, 2020 Leandro Critical Need#3: A Qualified and Well-Prepared Principal in Every School
- January 11, 2020 Leandro Critical Need#2 A Qualified and Well Prepared Teacher in Every Classroom _{(correction: we made a mistake and stated teachers receive longevity pay. Other state employees in NC receive longevity pay, but classroom teachers do not. )}
- January 4, 2020 Leandro Critical Need #1 Welcome Back – Here’s a Quick Update on Leandro!
2019 Newsletters
- January 12, 2019 Back to Work!
- January 26, 2019 #ChoosePublicSchools
- February 2, 2019 Support Your School Counselors!
- February 9, 2019 We Love Our Public Schools!
- February 16, 2019 Restore Master’s Pay
- February 28, 2019 Constitutional Amendments Unconstitutional?
- March 2, 2019 Support School Social Workers
- March 9, 2019 What’s in the Budget for Public Schools
- March 16, 2019 Rural Education in North Carolina
- March 23, 2019 ❤❤We Love Our Teacher Assistants!❤❤
- March 30, 2019 Charter Schools: Time for a Closer Look
- April 5, 2019 Calendar Flexibility, Do School Districts Need it?
- April 13, 2019 Pre-K: Let’s Give Our Kids the Very Best Start
- April 26, 2019 Join us on May 22 for a Conversation with Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.
- May 5, 2019 All About the Budget and a Recap of May 1 #RedforEd!
- May 18, 2019 Bills to Watch and Budget News
- May 27, 2019 We Appreciate Our Helping Professionals!
- June 1, 2019 Senate Budget is Out, What Next?
- June 8, 2019 Budget Updates: Lingering Effects of the Recession on Ed Funding
- June 22,2019 iStation and More-Welcome to Summer!
- June 30, 2019 Governor Vetoes Budget, What’s Next?
- July 14, 2019 Leandro: Where are We Now?
- July 23, 2019 Save the Date! October 12, 2019
- July 27, 2019 Impact of Privatizing Schools: A Crisis in the Making
- August 10, 2019 When Will We See a Budget?
- August 24, 2019 Welcome Back Parents and Educators! Here We Go!
- September 7, 2019 Conference is Going to be Great! Meet Our Panelists!
- September 21, 2019 A -F School Grades – Five years later
- September 28, 2019 Have You Signed Up for the Conference Yet?
- October 6, 2019 Last Chance! Just One Week Until the Conference!
- October 19, 2019 National Week of Action Against School Pushout
- October 26, 2019 Missed our Conference? Catch our Webinars!
- November 9, 2019 Governor Vetoes “Paltry” Raises for Teachers
- November 16, 2019 No Teacher Raises This Year!
- November 18, 2019 #ResilienceWeek View Film & Join the Twitter Townhall
- November 24, 2019 Thankful For Our Educators!
- December 7, 2019 A 20/20 Vision for Public Education
2018 Newsletters
- December 28, 2018 Be a Public Education Guardian-Make A Year-End Tax Deductible Donation by 12/31!
- December 20, 2018 Winter Break is Finally Here – NCGA Still in session!
- December 7, 2018 Help us Support Public Education!
- November 30, 2018 Special Session Update
- November 8, 2018 Election Recap
- October 27, 2018 It’s Finally Fall Edition
- October 13, 2018 Get Out The (Early) Vote!
- September 29, 2018 Be An Education Voter!
- September 15, 2018 Trauma-Informed Schools: How They Help All Students
- August 25, 2018 It’s That Time! Back to School!
- August 9, 2018 Ready, Set, Vote!
- July 9, 2018 Legislative Session-An Overview
- June 16, 2018 #Budget is final-More Charter Expansion
- June 2, 2018 2018-2019 Public Education Budget Passed
- May 24, 2018 Legislative leadership invoked the nuclear option! What?
- May 19, 2018 You Showed UP! What’s Next?
- May 11, 2018 Red for Ed #May 16th
- May 5, 2018 Day Of Advocacy 5.16.18
- April 28, 2018 Short Session Begins Soon!
- April 14, 2018 Day of Action to Prevent Gun Violence in Schools
- March 24, 2018 Safe and Equitable Schools
- March 10, 2018 We asked,you answered! See survey results and more!
- February 24, 2018 Legislative Agenda 2018-Your Help Needed!
- February 11, 2018 House Votes on Class-Size Tuesday ❤ Week Of Love for Public Schools
- January 27, 2018 Class Size Chaos Continues
- January 6, 2018 – ACTION ALERT: Tweetstorm Tuesday ~ Advocacy Day Wednesday
2017 Newsletters
- December 28, 2017 – Support YOUR Education Advocate TODAY!
- December 16, 2017 – Become a Public Schools First NC Sustainer!
- December 7, 2017 – Join our 1840 Cornerstone Society
- November 18, 2017 – Principal Pay and School Funding Task Force Update
- November 4, 2017 – Education Policy Update
- October 24, 2017 – Leandro at 20 and Charter Schools
- September 30, 2017 – ACTION ALERT: TWITTER STORM WED.
- September 23, 2017 – Impending K-3 Class Size Restriction Chaos
- September 9, 2017 – Redistricting and #EdJustice
- August 26, 2017 – Back to School!
- August 12, 2017 – Innovative School District and Education Justice
- July 29, 2017 – Education Justice
- July 8, 2017 – The Impact of the 2017-19 Budget
- June 22, 2017 – 2017-19 Biennium Budget Passed on to the Governor
- June 17, 2017 – Budget Deal Imminent
- June 8, 2017 – ACTION ALERT: CONTACT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE NOW!
- June 3, 2017 – House Finishes Budget Rollout
- May 25, 2017 – Partial House Education Budget Released
- May 20, 2017 – ACTION ALERT: Contact NCGA House Now!
- May 13, 2017 – Senate Budget: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- May 6, 2017 – Teacher Appreciation Week of Action!
- April 29, 2015 – Week of Action in Support of Teachers Coming Up!
- April 25, 2017 – ACTION ALERT: Contact NCGA Senators NOW!
- April 22, 2017 – This Week’s Rally & The Continuing Push to Pass HB13
- April 1, 2017 – April 5th Legislative Lobby Day!
- March 25, 2017 – Raise the Age to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline
- March 18, 2017 – Calendar Flexibility: It’s All the Rage!
- March 11, 2017 – The Benefits of Pre-K
- March 4, 2017 – Governor’s Budget Invests in Education
- February 25, 2017 – Moratorium on Vouchers
- February 18, 2017 – Vouchers, Textbook Funding, and the Week in Review
- February 9, 2017 – Join Us Saturday for HKonJ & Education Advocacy Training
- February 4, 2017 – Something – for Everyone! – To Look Forward To
- January 27, 2017 – Return of the NCGA to Jones St.
- January 20, 2017 – Join Us Saturday at the Women’s March on Raleigh
- January 7, 2017 – 2017 Legislative Agenda
2016 Newsletters
- December 29, 2016 – Public Schools First NC Is YOUR Education Advocate!
- December 17, 2016 – That WAS a Special Session, Wasn’t It?
- December 10, 2016 – Special Session Tuesday … and Looking Ahead to 2017
- December 3, 2016 – Become a Public Schools First NC Sustainer!
- November 16, 2016 – KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE!
- November 3, 2016 – Be An Education Voter While You Still Have Time
- October 29, 2016 – Public Schools Need Your Vote
- October 20, 2016 – EARLY VOTING BEGINS TODAY!
- October 15, 2016 – EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY
- October 8, 2016 – Voter Info and Charter Funding
- October 1, 2016 – I’m An Education Voter Because…
- September 24, 2016 – More Charters on the Way
- September 17, 2016 – Educate Your Vote! Question Your Candidates!
- September 10, 2016 – Join Our 1840 Cornerstone Society
- August 27, 2016 – Be an Educated Education Voter!
- August 13, 2016 – Back to School, Back to Reality
- July 23, 2016 – Charters and Vouchers and ASD, Oh My!
- July 9, 2016 – Post Session Recap
- July 2, 2016 – Budget Passes, ASD Passes, Session is a Wrap!
- June 25, 2016 – ASD Passes Senate Ed, Budget Talks Ongoing
- June 18, 2016 – Budget Talks Continue, Math Overhaul Passes Senate
- June 16, 2016 – Sustain: to support, to nourish
- June 11, 2016 – Budget Talks Begin
- June 4, 2016 – Senate Passes Budget – Reconciliation Next
- May 28, 2016 – ASD Bill Moving in House Vote
- May 21, 2016 – House Passes Budget – on to the Senate
- May 14, 2016 – Stop Massive Expansion of Voucher Program
- May 7, 2016 – Legislative Week in Review
- April 30, 2016 – Legislative Update
- April 18, 2016 – Achievement School District Moving Forward
- April 11, 2016 – Summer Education Tour
- March 12, 2016 – Career Status and Teacher Speech
- March 5, 2016 – Special Issue Edition: Teaching in North Carolina
- February 25, 2016 – Action Alert! Turn-around, not Takeover!
- February 20, 2016 – Special Issue Edition: Achievement School Districts
- February 6, 2016 – Survey Results: Legislative Agenda
- January 16, 2016 – Special Issue Edition: Education Savings Accounts
2015 Newsletters
- December 15, 2015 – Reasons to Honor a Teacher
- November 7, 2015 – November is Thankfulness Month!
- October 10, 2015 – Time for Parent Teacher Conferences
- September 19, 2015 – Budget Deal Struck, Money for School Vouchers Doubles
- September 7, 2015 – Budget Creeps Its Way to Completion…Almost!
- August 8, 2015 – Will Punitive Grading Lead to School Takeover?
- August 1, 2015 – Ten Things We Can Do to Support Public Education
- June 24, 2015 – NC Supreme Court Deals Stunning Blow To Public Education
- June 19, 2015 – Senate Budget Proposal Robs Peter to Pay Paul
- June 5, 2015 – Governor Hunt’s Rousing Call to Action!
- May 21, 2015 – The Ups (and Downs) of the NC Education Budget
- May 2, 2015 – Walking the Razor’s Edge for Public Ed!
- April 20, 2015 – In Praise of Public Education
- March 21, 2015 – There’s Hope for the Future of Public Education–Learn More!
- February 24, 2015 – Weigh in on NC Education Standards!
- February 11, 2015 – Feel the Love for Public Education!
- January 28, 2015 – Get Even Smarter About Public Ed!
- January 14, 2015 – Get Ready for the General Assembly!
2014 Newsletters
- November 1, 2014 – Three Days and Counting…What Will Happen to Public Education?
- October 11, 2014 – Four Things You Can Do to Support Public Education
- September 27, 2014 – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- September 6, 2014 – Parental “Choice,” Taking the High Road, Strong Public Schools
- August 16, 2014 – Red 4 Ed NC + Public Schools First NC = Stronger Together!
- August 9, 2014 – NC Budget: The Devil is in the Details
- July 26, 2014 – Kids Count…Every Child’s Chance…A Case for Teacher Assistants
- July 19, 2014 – Legislative Update…Sales Tax Plan in Senate Pits Education vs. Transit
- July 12, 2014 – Legislative Update…New Parents’ Perspective Feature
- June 28, 2014 – Long-Term Vision Missing from Proposed Budgets
- June 21, 2014 – Fast Tracking on Jones Street
- June 14, 2014 – House Budget Unveiled…More from the Legislature
- June 5, 2014 – This Monday, June 9th: EDUCATION MORAL MONDAY in Raleigh!
- May 31, 2014 – Dollars and Sense? The Budget, Leandro, and More from the Legislature
- May 17, 2014 – Breaking News, School Vouchers Still Up for a Decision, Merit Pay and Brown v. Board
- May 8, 2014 – A “Reinvigorating” Keynote, Teacher Pay…and the General Assembly Returns
- April 12, 2014 – Award-Winning News…Eliminating Poverty and More!
- March 29, 2014 – Teachers’ Plight, Teachers’ Flight
- March 15, 2014 – May 3rd Forum Registration Open!
- March 1, 2014 – What’s Up with Education Policy in North Carolina?
- February 15, 2014 – Moonlight Madness!
- February 1, 2014 – The Number One Choice: Public Schools
- January 18, 2014 – New Ways to Keep You Informed in the New Year!
2013 Newsletters

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