Raleigh Report Legislative Information from the North Carolina Council of Churches 27 Horne Street ● Raleigh, NC 27607 ● 919-828-6501 ● www.ncchurches.org August 28, 2013 Analysis from Steve Ford Back to school amid tight times Of the many public policies North Carolina has followed across the decades, none has brought greater dividends than the state’s commitment to invest in education at all levels. No other policy has […]
In our August 22, 2013 newsletter, we asked parents, students, teachers, principals and superintendents to tell us about how the budget cuts to public education were impacting them personally. Wake County Parent B.J. Witkin responded with these stories. We’re sure they are familiar to many of you. “You asked for testimonials about the direct of […]
A new report entitled, “The State of the School-to-Prison-Pipeline in the Wake County Public School System,” was released on August 19, 2013 by Advocates for Children’s Services (ACS), a project of Legal Aid of North Carolina. Relying on the latest available data (2011-12), the report details the high number of suspensions in North Carolina’s largest […]
Charlotte businessperson Nick Arrington likens setting aside adequate funding for public education to saving money in a 401 (k). Writes Arrington, “It’s an investment that takes years of hard work and continual contributions in order to one day reap the rewards.” Read the entire column.
