education 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
education 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
education 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
education 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
education 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
2018elections 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.
voter issue, education 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.
voter issue, education 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,
voter issue, education 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
voter issue, education 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
voter issue, education 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