Patrick Zarcone
According to a banned book report by PEN America that looked at the 2021-22 school year, there were 2,532 instances of individual books being banned in the U.S. That number includes 1,648 unique titles by 1,261 different authors, 290 illustrators and 18 translators.
Read MoreUnder the Biden administration’s new student debt relief plan, more than one million North Carolinians will be able to save thousands of dollars or even have their student loans forgiven.
Read More“Offering this care will save Veterans’ health and lives, and there is nothing more important than that,” said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the VA’s undersecretary for health.
Read MoreA recent poll showed that “Americans overwhelmingly would like to be able to vote on an abortion measure on their state ballot.” The poll also revealed that Americans, by an almost 2-to-1 margin, would vote in favor of making abortion legal.
Read MoreSome may think that Republicans are anti-education, but the reality is that they’re anti-public education. The NCGOP will gladly take funds and put them toward private and charter schools.
Read MoreState Republican lawmakers have once again refused to adequately fund public schools and pay our teachers and staff fair wages – and the NCGOP’s failures are leaving schools short on teachers.
Read MoreDespite court rulings, nothing has changed, and nearly three decades have passed without every child in the state being afforded the opportunity to receive a good education.
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Although most abortion procedures don’t occur after 20 weeks, those that do are often because of serious, potentially life-threatening health emergencies – and now that care is being criminalized.
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The Fair Courts NC public accountability campaign is calling for common-sense reforms to help contain the partisanship being seen in our courts.
Read MoreA new proposal discussed by the NC Board of Education would determine teacher pay based on factors such as testing performance and evaluations instead of experience.
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