Education
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 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 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…
Read MoreWith thousands of North Carolina educators preparing to once again march to the General Assembly on May 1 for better public school funding, a new poll finds widespread support for the educators’ demands among North Carolina voters. The NCAE’s demands for the May 1 day of action include the following: Provide enough school librarians, psychologists,…
Read MoreOn Monday, both Kannapolis City Schools and Wilson County schools announced they were closing on May 1, raising the number of districts closing to at least 11 statewide. Momentum continues to build for the May 1 public education day of action in Raleigh when all North Carolina public school employees are encouraged to take a personal…
Read MoreSince the Republican supermajority was elected in 2010, North Carolina has passed some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation. Now Republicans are trying to threaten doctors with criminal action and shame patients over practice not based in the reality of abortion care. The latest Republican abortion bill is another attack on health care using sensationalist claims…
Read MoreThe politicians in Raleigh have done almost nothing to reverse the long-term cuts to our public schools that are making it harder and harder to give our students the quality education they deserve. Instead of reinvesting in public education, lawmakers would rather give huge tax breaks to millionaires and big corporations. Educators have had enough.…
Read MoreLast week, Republican senators Ralph Hise and Warren Daniel filed a bill that would boost the salaries of teachers who underwent specialized police training to carry firearms on campus. The same bill was filed last year and died in committee. However, Republicans are saying that the climate around arming teachers has changed, and support has grown for this type…
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