Public Schools First NC
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Statewide non-partisan nonprofit dedicated to supporting NC's public schools. We inform and educate grassroots #NCed advocates statewide. RTs ≠ endorsements.
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RT @joshcowenMSU: Voucher results in one post:. After mixed outcomes pre-2005, vouchers grew in several states. Most users were already in….
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RT @BisforBerkshire: Keep hearing the assertion that we have a deficit of STEM grads but this isn't remotely true. The relentless campaign….
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RT @BisforBerkshire: Steve Bannon wants a Sputnik level of investment in US K-12 and higher education in order to train domestic tech talen….
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RT @joshcowenMSU: Well, 5 states that passed/expanded voucher schemes in the past 2 years also rolled back child labor protections.
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RT @ForwardCarolina: Years ago, North Carolina's private school voucher program (advertised as "Opportunity Scholarships") was marketed as….
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RT @joshcowenMSU: Let’s be clear: kids have to leave public schools to get these school vouchers and spend them on 👇.
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"Having a school-based curriculum about the dangers of illicit opioids is critically important but unlikely to solve the youth fentanyl crisis on its own" #nced #ncpublicschools .
k12dive.com
As early data shows a decline in teen opioid-related fatalities, advocates and researchers say continued and expanded prevention education is critical.
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Public school advocates celebrated public school champion Mo Green's win as the next superintendent of public instruction. However, he faces a tough challenge given the last decade of legislative neglect. #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol.
publicedworks.org
By Tom Campbell RALEIGH (November 14, 2024) – With the elections behind us, we need to shift our focus to North Carolina issues. Without question one of our highest priorities is helping our neighb...
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NC lawmakers have a chance to improve child safety through improved safe gun storage laws. Will they take this common-sense step? #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol.
wral.com
North Carolina's Child Fatality Task Force is urging state lawmakers to make changes next year to reduce the rate of child gun deaths in the state.
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In what's becoming common in NC, counties have to pay the tab that state legislators have left. When the state fails to pay staff a decent salary, locals must to step in. In NC, the state is legally responsible for salaries! #nced #ncpublicschools #npol.
journalnow.com
The school district has 2,500 classified employees. They include cafeteria workers, bus drivers, groundskeepers and teacher assistants.
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Every vote counts! Some races are going to be decided by provisional ballots. With margins in some races in the double-digits, never doubt the importance of voting. #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol.
wunc.org
If the margin in a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court remains below 8,000 votes, the runner-up could demand a recount.
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Catawba public schools have lost 9+ million to private school vouchers. Urge your leg. to fund pub schools & more disaster relief. HB10 spends $487 M more on vouchers this year. Ask your leg. to uphold the HB10 veto! #catawbaschools #nced #ncpublicschools.
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Good news! A new $1 M fund will offer reimbursements to public schools for field trips to sites managed by DNCR, including state parks, historic sites, museums, aquariums and the zoo. #nced #ncpublicschools #ncgov #dncr.
wral.com
The Learning Happens Here Field Trip Fund is available to K-12 public schools in the state, with priority given to schools with a higher percentage of lower-income students.
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The millions on vouchers go to unaccountable mostly religious schools in suburban and urban counties. Western NC and public schools need those millions.
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Paying for hurricane relief instead of private school vouchers seems like an easy win. Will lawmakers do the right thing for devastated areas? Most Western NC lawmakers voted for HB10 to add MIL to vouchers. Will they again? #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol.
wral.com
Gov. Roy Cooper wants legislative leaders to shift hundreds of millions earmarked for private school vouchers toward Hurricane Helene aid.
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It's school psychologists week. Thank your school psychologist! We are thankful for you! #nced #ncpublicschools #nspw
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Leg. in Raleigh next week may override the HB10 veto. HB10 adds MILLIONS more to vouchers. Private schools in Gaston have received nearly $17MIL that could have gone to pub schools. Sign our petition. Contact lawmakers #gastonschools #nced #ncpublicschools.
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