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After fighting the NCGA over 2 years ago to keep a civics course in high school, now we have to fight to preserve the role of public education in a democracy? A social studies teacher should get her up to speed with what happened January 6, 2021 based on what she said January 6, 2022.
Learn more about the "Leandro" case here See the WestEd report detailing the pathway to fulfilling the constitutional duty here Learn more about why public pressure to support the court order is needed here Stay in the loop on developments and advocacy opportunities here Contact your state lawmakers NOW here
While the dedicated educators who remain in our schools with frozen salaries cover extra duties without extra pay to keep school operations afloat, the NC General Assembly is paying itself over 4 months worth of overtime as it "works on" a state budget that was due to take effect July 1. They have an $8... Continue Reading →
Published in Raleigh News & Observer 10/3/21
A few years ago when my son was learning about the Civil Rights Movement, he offered his class the recent example of the Black man at Starbucks who was arrested after trying to use the bathroom. He told me about this on our car ride home but I didn’t know where my six-year-old heard about... Continue Reading →
You can watch yesterday's press briefing here. Continue reading for additional context and fact-checking statements made at that event, and other budget items not mentioned at that time. $6.5 billion in "excess revenue" because we're "taxing too much" Would you be proud of my family budget if I had a large savings account yet my... Continue Reading →
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