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What's New in NC Education News

• FEBRUARY 21, 2019: Calls for Accountability by Bonnie Bechard, Mary Kolek & Willie Taylor
• JUNE 16, 2018: Bonnie Bechard and Mary Kolek to appear on Education Matters
• JUNE 5, 2018: Study: Vouchers Mostly Go To Schools Teaching Biblical Worldview
• JUNE 3, 2018: Three out of four NC voucher schools fail on curriculum
• MAY 30, 2018: Education budget shocker could alter the fundamentals of NC school funding
• MAY 16, 2018: Backpacks full of public money are going to private schools
• MAY 16, 2018: Advocacy Day: March for Students and Rally for Respect
• MAY 1, 2018: Some NC Schools Leave Students Unprepared for College, Careers
• MAR. 19, 2018: NC should close charter schools that aren’t diverse, new report says
• FEB. 12, 2018: Kids or not, all have stake in resolving class-size chaos
• DEC. 18, 2017: Why your kid’s school might go from a ‘C’ to an ‘F’
• NOV. 7, 2017: Fixing our Public Schools with Blinders On
• SEPT. 25, 2017: FPG Experts to Speak to Local Policymakers on NC Pre-K
• JULY 10, 2017: The Impact of the 2017-2019 Biennium Budget
• JUNE 30, 2017: High stakes for children and students in health debate
• JUNE 16, 2017: Budget delay and issues with end-of-grade test scores

Recent Team Updates and Resources

• November 2017 Agenda and Meeting Minutes –  PDF
• Education League Action Team Organizing Meeting Notes –  PDF
• Legislative Updates Impacting Education in NC –  PDF
• A Round Table of Thoughts about Public Education –  PDF
• Review of Local Charter Schools: Lower Cape Fear –   PDF

About Our Education League Action Team

The League of Women Voters (LWV) believes strongly that high quality public education for all children is necessary to sustain our democratic way of life and the economic health of our state and the people. Furthermore, having studied education issues at the national, state and local levels for many decades, the LWV concludes that adequate funding is essential to the ability of the state to provide and sustain such an education.

Our Stance on Public Education

• We oppose shifting public tax dollars to private entities
• We support fully funded public, pre-K education programs
• We believe highly qualified educators are necessary
• We support training, support, and professional development
• We believe in salaries competitive with the national average
• We believe charter schools receiving public dollars must be held to the same educational, accountability and transparency standards as traditional public schools

The League of Voters of North Carolina is taking action to advocate for quality public education in our state. In accordance with these priorities, the LWVNC Advocacy Plan includes:

• Formation of an observer corps to attend related NCGA committee meetings & hearings
• Appointment of a designated representative of LWVNC to be available to speak to these issues
• Monitoring of state funding and budget issues
• Collaboration with other organizations to advance the LWVNC’s priorities
• Outreach of local Leagues to their local school officials to obtain information on the local impact of school funding in their local school system

Other Education Websites to Follow

• State DPI – website  subscribe to updates

• Public Schools Forum of NC – website  subscribe to updates

• Public Schools First NC – website  subscribe to updates

• Education NC – website  subscribe to updates

• NC Policy Watch – website  subscribe to updates

Education League Action Team

• E-mail us to join this statewide action team
• Follow LWVNC and your local League on social media

Action Team Leader

• Contact the Team Leaders: mmkchnc14 [at] gmail.com (Mary Kolek) and wtaylor001 [at] triad.rr.com (Willie Taylor)