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2025 Newsletters

  • June 9, 2025 ACT NOW! Let’s Require Private School Educators to Pass Criminal Background Checks
  • June 7, 2025 Most Tuition Vouchers Going to Students Already in Private School
  • May 31, 2025 Tax-Funded Vouchers Boost Private School Tuition
  • May 24, 2025 House Budget Set, The Debate Begins
  • May 17, 2025 71 Years Later and State-Funded Segregation Continues
  • May 10, 2025 Another Hit to Public Schools–Cutting Math Requirements
  • May 3, 2025 REAL Teacher Appreciation…and its Opposite
  • May 1, 2025 NC Charter Schools: Undermining Quality Education for All
  • April 26, 2025 Budget Generosity for Vouchers & Following Federal Law
  • April 19, 2025 Senate Budget Falls Short, Fails Educators and State Employees
  • April 12, 2025 Bills We Need & NC Tops DOGE Cut List
  • April 4, 2025 Bill Filing Deadlines Bring a Flood of New Bills
  • March 29, 2025 Public Schools Face Deficits While Private Schools Profit
  • March 22, 2025 The Gov’s Budget, Dismantling Education, & Cutting Math
  • March 21, 2025 Action Alert – Help Us Save the U.S. Department of Education
  • March 15, 2025 Guns in Church & School, Hurricane Relief Stalls, Vouchers Grow
  • March 8, 2025 Bills and More Bills — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • March 1, 2025 With NO Voucher Income Limits, the Rich Get Richer
  • February 22, 2025 Celebrate Public Schools Week!
  • February 15, 2025 Showing Our Schools Love & A Look at the Teacher Pipeline
  • February 8, 2025 Critical Mission: The U.S. Department of Education
  • February 1, 2025 A Federal Assault on Public Schools and State/Local Control
  • January 25, 2025 Public Schools Are the Best Choice!
  • January 18, 2025 Unfinished Work: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
  • January 11, 2025 The 2025-26 Legislative Session Has Started!
  • January 4, 2025 Happy New Year: Here’s Our 2025 Legislative Agenda

2024 Newsletters

  • December 28, 2024 Grateful Hearts, Determined Voices: Strengthening Public Schools in 2025
  • December 21, 2024 The Education Wars in 2025: Can Public Schools Win?
  • December 14, 2024 Another Veto Override: Legislators Fail to Prioritize Hurricane Relief
  • December 7, 2024 Dear Friends of Public Education; The Cost of Culturally Divisive Conflict
  • November 30, 2024 Hurricane Relief that Wasn’t. Students Lose Rights with NC Vouchers
  • November 27, 2024 Thankful for our NC Educators!
  • November 23, 2024 Private Schools Won. Hurricane Relief and Democracy Lost
  • November 16, 2024 Legislators Want to Spend $616 Million on Vouchers but Have Spent Only $877 Million on Disaster Relief
  • November 9, 2024 The Election Results Are In. Public Education Remains at Risk!
  • November 2, 2024 Super VOTE Saturday! Last Day to Register & VOTE!
  • October 26, 2024 Local Taxes Increasing? Talk to Your State Legislators
  • October 19, 2024 Early Voting Starts & Education is on the Ballot!
  • October 12, 2024 Disaster Relief On the Way: What Was Funded and What Comes Next
  • October 5, 2024 After Hurricane Helene: Rebuilding Our Communities
  • September 28, 2024 North Carolina’s Vicious Public Policy!
  • September 23, 2024 Governor Cooper Vetoes Voucher Expansion Bill
  • September 14, 2024 NC’s School Voucher Program Given Massive Expansion, SC Declares their Vouchers Unconstitutional
  • September 7, 2024 ALERT! $248 MILLION School Voucher Expansion Vote Monday
  • August 31, 2024 What’s Happening with Private School Tuition Increases?
  • August 24, 2024 Back to School 2024!
  • August 17, 2024 High-Quality Pre-K Programs Have Wide-Reaching Benefits!
  • August 10, 2024 The Priceless Benefits of Spending on Schools
  • August 3, 2024 Back to School with Unmet Constitutional Obligations!
  • July 27, 2024 By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States
  • July 20, 2024 Where Is All that Voucher Money Going?
  • July 13, 2024 Yes, Charter Schools Do Drive Segregation
  • July 6, 2024 Public Education Protects Our Democracy!
  • June 29, 2024 The General Assembly’s Refusal to Pay Teachers Better Harms Everyone!
  • June 22, 2024 NC Lottery Money to Fund Private School Vouchers! What?
  • June 15, 2024 NC Budget Stalled for Educators While Voucher Funding Likely
  • June 8, 2024 Vouchers Contribute to Rising Private School Tuition
  • June 1, 2024 The Most Important School Supply
  • May 25, 2024 Will the General Assembly Drive NC Over a Funding Cliff?
  • May 18, 2024 On the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: NC Update
  • May 11, 2024 Rural Schools Matter!
  • May 4, 2024 Can You Justify Welfare for the Wealthiest?
  • April 27, 2024 Governor Wants 8.5% Teacher Raises and Much More!
  • April 20, 2024 Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Fare Share?
  • April 13, 2024 North Carolina Has Money for What?!
  • April 6, 2024 The Advocacy Issue: Protect Our Public Schools and Our Democracy!
  • March 30, 2024 A Glimpse of What’s to Come in the 2024 Short Session
  • March 23, 2024 North Carolina’s New Welfare for the Wealthy
  • March 16, 2024 Care About the Next Generation? Invest in Public Schools!
  • March 9, 2024 Voucher Floodgates Opened and Wealthy Families Rushed In
  • March 2, 2024 Save Our Public Schools – VOTE!
  • February 26, 2024 NC Abandons Public Schools – 48th Worse in Nation
  • February 24, 2024 It’s Time to Celebrate Public Schools
  • February 17, 2024 Want to Save Public Schools? Be a Public Education Voter!
  • February 10, 2024 Pushing Vouchers with $1,000,000 in State Tax $$
  • February 3, 2024 Expanding Vouchers = MORE Tests for NC Public School Students
  • January 27, 2024 Governor Proclaims 2024: The Year of Public Schools in NC!
  • January 20, 2024 Public Schools Are the BEST CHOICE: Here’s Why!
  • January 13, 2024 What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say?
  • January 6, 2024 Making 2024 a Great Year for Public Schools!

2023 Newsletters

  • December 30, 2023 Happy New Year! Celebrate U.S. Gains in International Rankings
  • December 22, 2023 Action Alert! Leandro at the NC Supreme Court!
  • December 16, 2023 NC Schools Face an Unprecedented Crisis!
  • December 9, 2023 Dear Public Education Supporter
  • December 2, 2023 Watch Out – What Happened in AZ could be NC’s Future!
  • November 25, 2023 Thankful for North Carolina’s Educators!
  • November 18, 2023 Got a Poor Track Record? No Problem
  • November 11, 2023 Who Has the “Best” Schools in the Nation?
  • November 4, 2023 Keeping Our Children Safe: Did Gun Laws Change in NC?
  • October 28, 2023 Doing Everything Possible to Deny Adequate School Funding
  • October 21,2023 Why Is Legislation Pushing Virtual Schooling in NC?
  • October 14, 2023 North Carolina’s Constitutional Crisis in Education
  • October 7, 2023 Teaching Pay Penalty: How Bad Is It and Why Is SC Better?
  • September 30, 2023 More on the Budget…Education and Secrecy
  • September 23, 2023 The Budget is Out… What’s in it for Education?
  • September 16, 2023 Still No Budget, but Plenty of Turmoil
  • September 9, 2023 Celebrate Public Schools as Gains Continue
  • September 2, 2023 Are We Failing Our Educators, Students, and Communities?
  • August 26, 2023 Welcome Back to School NC!
  • August 19, 2023 NCGA Veto Overrides: More Attacks on Public Education
  • August 12, 2023 Back to School NC
  • August 5, 2023 Same Tax Dollars: Different Schools, Different Policies
  • July 29, 2023 No Budget; What’s Happening?
  • July 24, 2023 Action Alert! Uphold Gov. Cooper’s Veto of HB219!
  • July 22, 2023 Be Critical Consumers: Charter Schools Report
  • July 15, 2023 SB90 Serious Detour from Responsible Governance
  • July 13, 2023 How NC Tax Dollars Are Used to Discriminate Against Students and Families
  • July 1, 2023 No Budget, But Lots of Legislative Action!
  • June 24, 2023 More Vetoes and Veto Overrides!
  • June 17, 2023 NC Board of Education Sends Letter to ALL NC Legislators
  • June 10, 2023 NC School Voucher Program Allows Discrimination
  • June 3, 2023 State of Emergency for Public Schools – NC Responds!
  • May 27, 2023 NC’s State of Emergency for Public Ed – What Can You Do About It?
  • May 20, 2023 The Senate Budget Shortchanges Teachers. What’s Next?
  • May 13, 2023 Does NC Want Another Pandemic in Education?
  • May 6, 2023 Crossover Week Was Busy in the General Assembly
  • April 29, 2023 Harming Students: The Real Impact of SB406 and HB823
  • April 22, 2023 It’s Raining Bills, Watch Out!
  • April 15, 2023 Do You Want to Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go?
  • April 8, 2023 A Very Busy Week in the General Assembly!
  • April 1, 2023 Senate Proposes 33% Teacher Salary Increase (April Fools!)
  • March 25, 2023 Bill Expanding NC Vouchers Spends $11.5 Billion of Taxpayer’s Money
  • March 18, 2023 How Can Teaching That Slavery is Wrong Be a Problem?
  • March 11, 2023 When Legislators Promote Failing Schools and Chase Profit
  • March 4, 2023 Removing Charter School Guardrails: Taxpayers Beware
  • February 25, 2023 On the Eve of Public Schools Week, More Culture Wars Legislation
  • February 18, 2023 How Do We Keep Our Children Safe?
  • February 11, 2023 Will North Carolina Public Schools Finally Get Calendar Flexibility
  • February 4, 2023 Legislative Action on Public School Parents’ Rights
  • January 28, 2023 Legislative Session Work Begins Amid Student Mental Health Crisis
  • January 21, 2023 What’s Going on with School Choice in NC?
  • January 14, 2023 Legislative Long Session Opens with a Bang
  • January 7, 2023 Tackling the Challenges of 2023!

2022 Newsletters

  • December 30, 2022 Happy New Year!
  • December 17, 2022 Happy Holidays and a Wonderful Winter Break!
  • December 10, 2022 Dear Friends of Public Education
  • December 3, 2022 Dear Public Education Supporters
  • November 23, 2022 We Are Thankful for YOU!
  • November 19, 2022 Thankful for Leandro and Skeptical of the Draft Teacher Licensure Plan
  • November 12, 2022 Election Results and Public Schools
  • November 5, 2022 Leandro News and Check These Numbers Out Before You Vote
  • October 29, 2022 The Long View of NC’s NAEP Scores / Getting Out to Vote
  • October 22, 2022 Early Voting Has Started – Vote for Our Children and Communities!
  • October 15, 2022 Where the Rubber Hits the Road: School Board Members
  • October 8, 2022 Packing a Big Punch for Education: County Commissioners
  • October 1, 2022 State Elections Matter for Education!
  • September 24, 2022 The Proposed Teacher Licensure Plan: Empty Promises?
  • September 17, 2022 What About School Mental Health Personnel?
  • September 10, 2022 Be a Public Education Voter!
  • September 3, 2022 Test Scores Improve After Pandemic Losses
  • August 27, 2022 The Positive Power of Public Schools
  • August 20, 2022 Protecting our Principals!
  • August 13, 2022 NC Education at a Glance
  • August 6, 2022 Back to School and Student Well-being
  • July 30, 2022 What Happened to the NC Teaching Fellows Program?
  • July 23, 2002 Leandro Amicus Brief Supported by 144 Organizations
  • July 16, 2022 Using Tax Dollars to Privatize Our Public Schools
  • July 9, 2022 Improved Federal Grant Program Rules for Charter Schools
  • July 2, 2022 State Budget Goes to the Governor: What’s in it?
  • June 25, 2022 Education Bills to Get Behind
  • June 18, 2022 Time to Reconsider Virtual Charter Schools?
  • June 11, 2022 Student Mental Health and Education Bills in the Legislature
  • June 4, 2022 Education Bills Moving in the Legislature
  • May 28, 2022 What Did the Legislature Tackle First?
  • May 21, 2022 Legislative Short Session Just Started…and More
  • May 15, 2022 Governor Cooper’s Proposed New Education Spending
  • May 7, 2022 The Appreciation our Teachers Deserve
  • April 30, 2022 Trying to Repair the NC Teacher Pipeline
  • April 23, 2022 A Smart Investment for North Carolina
  • April 16, 2022 Voting for Public Education Candidates
  • April 9, 2022 Revisiting the Teacher Pipeline: Pathways to Excellence for Teaching Professionals
  • April 2, 2022 Take Action! Meaningful Regulation of Charter School Funding
  • March 26, 2022 Looking to the Future of NC Public Schools
  • March 19, 2022 A Grading System that Fails Everyone
  • March 12, 2022 Digging Deeper and Connecting the Dots
  • March 5, 2022 North Carolina’s Teacher Pipeline Needs Some Repairs
  • February 26, 2022 Charting a Clear Direction for NC
  • February 19, 2022 Social Workers Needed to Meet Mental Health Challenges
  • February 12, 2022 Why Do We Love Our Public Schools? A Valentine’s Day Reminder
  • February 5, 2022 Celebrating NC’s Wealth of Black Educational Leaders
  • January 29, 2022 The Shameful Case of Child Poverty in NC
  • January 22, 2022 NC School Accountability Double Standard
  • January 15, 2022 Continuing the fight for high-quality education for all
  • January 8, 2022 A Roaring Start to 2022!

2021 Newsletters

  • December 30, 2021 Happy New Year!
  • December 18, 2021 Happy Holidays & A Wonderful Winter Break!
  • December 11, 2021 We Appreciate Your Support!
  • November 24, 2021 We’re Thankful for You!
  • November 18, 2021 The Budget is Finally Here…Is it Enough?
  • November 13, 2021 Will Legislators Finally Fund Leandro?
  • November 3, 2021 North Carolina’s Funding Effort Gets an ‘F”
  • October 22, 2021 The Latest on Leandro
  • October 16, 2021 Missed our Conference? Get the Recording!
  • October 8, 2021 Don’t Miss Our Conference This Saturday! Recording Available to Ticket Holders!
  • October 2, 2021 Subject: Budget News: Legislative Leaders Compromise, Next Stop Governor!
  • September 27, 2021 Countdown to Compliance
  • September 18, 2021 Mask Debates Continue
  • September 10, 2021 Latest Leandro Update!
  • September 3, 2021 October 9th Conference is NOW Virtual! Please Register!
  • August 28, 2021 Back to School 2021!
  • August 13, 2021  House Budget Passes, Moves to Senate
  • August 6, 2021 Preliminary House Budget
  • July 31, 2021 Teacher Pay Penalty
  • July 24, 2021 Special Edition: Our Upcoming Conference!
  • July 17, 2021 Are Charter Schools Exacerbating Segregation?
  • July 10,2021 Will NC Comply With Leandro?
  • July 1, 2021 Special Edition: Happy Birthday Dot Kendall Kearns!
  • June 26, 2021 All About That Budget
  • June 19, 2021 Juneteenth
  • June 12, 2021 Judge Lee Rules on Leandro
  • June 5, 2021 Leandro Town Hall June 8
  • May 29, 2021 Where’s the Budget?
  • May 22, 2021 Could Leandro Help Your School District?
  • May 15, 2021 Crossover Week! 
  • May  8, 2021 Teacher Appreciation and School Nurse Week!
  • May 1, 2021 Proposed Bill Would Recruit and Help Retain School Psychologists!
  • April 24, 2021 New Education Bills and a Charter School Report 
  • April 18, 2021 The Increasing Threat of Privatization 
  • April 12, 2021 New Education Bills Recorded this Week
  • April 3, 2021 The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021
  • March 27, 2021  Nurse in Every School/Teacher Assistant in Every K-3 Classroom!
  • March 19, 2021 FINALLY! A Comprehensive Leandro Remediation Plan
  • March 14, 2021 In-Person Schooling / Federal Money for Public Schools
  • March 6, 2021 Busy Week in Public Ed News & Fall 2020 Test Results
  • February 27, 2021 #Public School Proud 
  • February 20, 2021 Is Summer School On The Horizon?
  • February 13, 2021 We Love Our Public Schools!
  • February 6, 2021 A Big Week for Education News!
  • January 30, 2021 They are back! NCGA Begins Legislative Session!
  • January 16, 2021 What’s on the Horizon for Public Education in 2021?
  • January 9, 2021 What’s on the Horizon for Public Education in 2021?

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

  • October 31, 2013 – Take Action! Speak Out for NC’s Teachers Press Conference
  • September 1, 2013 – ACTION ALERT! General Assembly Special Session Tuesday at NOON
  • August 22, 2013 – Wear Red for Public Ed!
  • August 15, 2013 – Help Us Fight for the Soul of Public Education
  • August 10, 2013 – ACTION ALERT! Get Your Fact Straight Tour, Press Conference
  • July 26, 2013 – A Tragic Day for Public Education
  • July 20, 2013 – Senate Can Stop School Vouchers!
  • July 13, 2013 – Budget Woes: How Low Can You Go?
  • June 24, 2013 – ACTION ALERT! NC’s Proposed Budget: The Bad, the Bad and the Ugly
  • June 14, 2013 – This is it! Last Chance to Save Our Public Schools
  • June 7, 2013 – RESCHEDULED: Children Are NOT Cattle! 15,000+ Petitions to be Delivered to the Governor
  • May 30, 2013 – Our Last Chance to Defeat School Vouchers!
  • May 25, 2013  – The Heat is On! School Voucher Vote – Tues. May 28th
  • May 18, 2013 – Sign the Petition Stop the Voucher Bill Now!
  • May 10, 2013 – Sound the Alarm! Public Schools Matter!
  • April 25, 2013 – School Vouchers: The Devil in the Details
  • April 16, 2013 – Why We Must Stop School Vouchers!
  • April 4, 2013 – Bill Mania
  • March 23, 2013 – Our Teachers Need More than an Apple
  • March 15, 2013 – Public Education: Death By 1,000 Cuts
  • February 28, 2013 –  Keep Public Tax Dollars in Our Public Schools! 
  • February 14, 2013 – A Valentine for Public Education
  • February 4, 2013 – Get on Board for First-Rate Public Education! 

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