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2023 Newsletters

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

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