Join us for a conversation with NC Senator Jay Chaudhuri and NC Representative Rodney Pierce. We will discuss public education legislation that has passed so far this year along with a review of bills that are still pending including the stalled 2025-26 budget. What can we expect in the short session that reconvenes on April […]
Join us for this award-winning, 60-minute film, Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope! This powerful movie is a conversation-starter and a perspective-changer. (See more about the film here: http://kpjrfilms.co/resilience/) Spanish subtitles are available.
Join NCPTA and PSFNC and many more education advocates for wEDnesdays for Public Schools. We’ll meet the second Wednesday of every month (January-April) in front of the NCGA (Legislative Building) to speak up for NC’s public schools, our students and our educators. Bring your signs and your friends and join us! Sign up here.
You are invited to join Public Schools First NC on Sunday, April 19th 4-6pm in downtown Raleigh at the home of local historian and public schools champion, Matthew Brown. Matthew is opening his beautiful Oakwood home to help us “kickoff” the beginning of the NCGA’s “short” session (April 21st) and support our advocacy work. During the short […]
Please join us for this informative session about the Leandro ruling and what is next for NC children and educators in our public schools. Our experienced panelists include: former Court of Appeals and constitutional law professor Chris Brook, Robyn Sanders (who clerked at the NC Supreme Court and is an experienced civil rights attorney working […]
Join in the conversation with NC legislators. We will discuss the implications of the dismissed Leandro case for legislators, public education legislation that has passed so far this FY including any veto override votes, and review bills that are still pending. Register for this webinar.
Hey teachers! Public Schools First is inviting you to spend an hour with teacher educator Dr. Amelia Wheeler and NCAE President Christina Cole (both former teachers) to discuss the importance of teacher wellness and self-care. They will review current research on this topic, related programs, and policies, and lead an honest dialogue about how to […]
Join NCPTA and Public Schools First NC for an informational webinar with Sneha Shah-Coltrane, senior director, Advanced Learning and Gifted Education, NCDPI. The NC Connect program simplifies the college admissions process by directly admitting eligible public high school seniors. Every senior on track to graduate will receive a letter from NC College Connect in mid-September […]
Join Public Schools First NC on Thursday, September 24th 7-8:30pm for an informational webinar with Dr. Emily King. Dr. King is a child psychologist and public school parent of two neurodivergent sons. Dr. King will discuss her new book, The Neurodivergent Learner, an indispensable, first-of-its-kind roadmap for parents and educators of neurodivergent children. Her book […]
Join Public Schools First NC and the League of Women Voters of North Carolina on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:30-8:30 p.m. for a conversation with legal experts to discuss the three constitutional amendments on our November ballot. Voters will consider amendments addressing the state’s maximum income tax rate, limits on local property-tax levies, and […]