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Education and advocacy related to public education issues in North Carolina.

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What's New in NC Education News

Recent Team Updates and Resources

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

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)
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The fight for public education continues, as the State Supreme Court is again hearing oral arguments in the Leandro School Funding Case.

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The LWVNC Public Education League Action Team is working with the NCPTA to address the urgent need for teacher retention and to fully fund the Leandro Comprehensive Remedial Plan. The timing for action is now since legislators

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Sep 06 2021 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm
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Jun 07 2021 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm
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May 03 2021 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm
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