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Jun 10, 2019: How Did Lawmakers Do on End of Year Testing?

Upcoming Events: From our friends at Neighbors on Call: Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook Date and time: Tuesday, June 25 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Durham Southwest Library, 3605 Shannon Rd., Durham, NC 27707 Narrated by Emmy and Tony award-winning actor

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May 6, 2019: Education Update: May 1 Recap and the House Budget

As the Day of Action approached, Progress NC Action wrote, As thousands of educators march on Raleigh, lawmakers go on the attack in reference to the House budget which would essentially ban further teacher marches during a school day. Educators are already banned from

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Apr 29, 2019: The May 1st Day of Action: Why #ItsPersonal

UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for a Day of Action May 1, 2019. 700 S. Salisbury St. Raleigh. 9am - 5pm. We are just two days from the #AllOutMay1 Day of Action! Here’s some general information about the day. Who: Last week our post

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Apr 22, 2019: #InThisTogether for Public Education

UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for a Day of Action May 1, 2019. 700 S. Salisbury St. Raleigh. 9am - 5pm. Get ready for May 1 because we are putting on our walking shoes and marching to the NC General Assembly to demand schools our

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Apr 15, 2019: #AllOutMay1

ACTION ALERT: On Monday, April 15, the NC Senate will vote on S359, https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/S359, the so-called “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” on Monday, April 15. They convene at 2pm and then again at 7pm. Our guess is they

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Oct 29, 2018: Vote For Education

Early voting is rolling now and ends on Nov 3. Find your county's early voting sites and schedules. People can register to vote during early voting, but not on Election Day, Nov 6. Use the link to find out what you need to take

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March 30, 2018: Education in NC - school grades, Restart, and the Innovative School District

Since 2015, NC public schools have been evaluated using letter grades based on student performance on state exams: 80% of the grade is based on how many students passed, 20% on student progress. The intention of this system is to provide parents with useful

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March 29, 2018: Education in NC - class size matters

Many of us - especially parents with children in public schools - have followed the "class size chaos" struggle that resulted from the NC General Assembly's (NCGA) 2017-2018 budget that mandated, but did not fund, class size reductions for K-3rd grade. Refresh

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March 28, 2018: Education in NC - school choice and segregation

One of the most significant reforms made to the North Carolina public school system was the lifting of the cap on the maximum number of charter schools that could be opened in a given year. As a result, enrollment in charter schools has more

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March 27 2018: Education in NC - teacher pay

Teacher pay has been in the news a lot recently, with teacher strikes and walkouts leading to pay negotiations in other states, including West Virginia and Oklahoma. Here in North Carolina, teaching organizations claim that teacher pay has been steadily decreasing relative to other

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March 26, 2018: Education in NC - what is happening in our state?

This week we are going to be taking a look at some of the key issues related to public education in our state. Under the Republican leadership of the NCGA, North Carolina has pushed forward with controversial, market-driven education reforms. This week we will