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In the face of growing school resegregation caused by the explosion of charter schools and private school vouchers — as well as the aftereffects of institutional policies such as redlining — the Wake County school board is making a commitment to make school enrollments more racially and socioeconomically diverse. District-wide, a total of 38% of…
Read MoreOnce again, Republican leaders completely ignored the tens of thousands of teachers who marched in Raleigh last month for better classroom funding. Instead of meeting the educators’ demands, this budget shows politicians would rather give huge tax cuts to big corporations and millionaires than invest in our schools and our students. Adjusted for inflation and enrollment…
Read MoreDespite the lofty promises in his budget rollout, Sen. Berger and cronies fail to list the cuts contained in the fine print RALEIGH — It happens every year like clockwork. Republican leaders cherry-pick the best parts of their budget to give to reporters, but refuse to go into detail about the budget cuts that allow…
Read MoreThe NC House of Representatives do not have the votes to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of SB 359, the so-called “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” when all House members are present. So they have placed the bill on the voting calendar and then postponed it ten times in hopes of finding a moment when enough pro-choice champions…
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator Thom Tillis is one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans up for re-election in 2020. Tillis will have a primary challenger in Raleigh business owner Garland Tucker, as Tillis tries to claim he is both moderate and a Republican loyal to hard-right principles. Any claim of Thom Tillis as a…
Read MoreA group of immigrants and activists came together Saturday morning to rally outside of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association against House Bill 370 and House Bill 135. They are urging Governor Roy Cooper to take a stand against two bills, which according to Members of the immigrant community makes them feel as if they are “captive in a community…
Read MoreThe National Education Association has released its annual teacher pay rankings for 2018-19, and North Carolina still lags behind the national average. According to the new list, North Carolina ranks 34th in the country with an average teacher salary of $51,231 — over $8,000 less than the national average of $59,859. But adjusted for inflation, teacher salaries…
Read MoreHouse leaders misled tens of thousands of educators about their raises, which would not take effect until halfway through the next school year RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Thursday in response to the House GOP’s latest bait-and-switch budget proposal: “How convenient that House Speaker Tim Moore and GOP House members of…
Read MoreA report out today from a coalition of 14 community and environmental justice organizations reveals that Duke Energy skewed its political campaign contributions last year in order to gain support for a highly controversial bill that would make it easier to pass cleanup costs on to customers. Last year, the North Carolina Utilities Commission authorized the giant Charlotte-based utility to charge…
Read MoreWith tens of thousands of teachers getting ready to march in Raleigh on Wednesday, politicians are trying to make sure the second walkout for public education is the last. Instead of listening to the educators’ demands, lawmakers want to ban teachers from taking a personal day without a substitute lined up. This budget provision would…
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