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Public Schools First NC
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In TX, officials are already questioning whether certain schools (e.g., Islamic or connected to China) should get vouchers. If public funds only went to public schools, this wouldn't be an issue. ALL students are welcome in public schools! #nced #ncpublicschools
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Texas comptroller seeks answers on school voucher exclusions
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggested schools that hosted events for the Council on American-Islamic Relations or are linked to China could be disqualified from the new program.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Another NC charter school is ordered to close immediately, leaving families to scramble for new schools for their children. This raises even more questions about the current charter school review process and the charter sector as a whole. #nced #ncpublicschools
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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With the Dept. of Education's civil rights office being gutted, cases of discrimination - especially against Black students - have stalled or not even been opened this year. A North Carolina district is discussed in this article. #nced #ncpublicschools
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Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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We mourn the loss of former Governor Jim Hunt, a true education hero, who gave his life long support of our public schools and their teachers. May his memory be forever in our hearts.
December 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"NC ranked 48th in both teacher salary growth and per-pupil funding from 2002 to 2023. While overall education spending increased during that period, inflation and rising benefit costs significantly eroded teachers’ purchasing power" #nced #ncpublicschools
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North Carolina near bottom in teacher pay growth and per-student funding, report finds • NC Newsline
A report finds North Carolina ranks 48th in teacher pay growth and per-student funding, with inflation cutting teachers’ real wages.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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There are no words to adequately convey how tragic these shootings are. It doesn't have to be this way. Let's step up to focus on gun safety, school safety, community safety, smart gun control, mental health services, and save lives. #nced #ncpublicschools
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Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the 2019 mass shooting at Saugus High School in California.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The only requirement to be a teacher in a private school in NC is a high school diploma. Taxpayer dollars should only go to schools PUBLIC schools where there are certification requirements for teachers. #nced #ncpublicschools
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Why are private schools allowed to keep their financial records private? If they accept PUBLIC dollars for tuition payments, then they should have open records--just like PUBLIC schools. NC spent more than $432 M on private school tuition vouchers last year. We need open records!
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Wake County is already starting to plan for possible budget cuts next year, but it's hard to plan with no state budget in place! #nced #ncpublicschools
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More cuts, 'difficult decisions' likely in next Wake Schools budget
Financial uncertainty is largely because of uncertainly about what state and federal funding Wake schools will have by the fall of 2026, because of late state budget and possible significant reduction...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Keeping students safe! "School communities across the country are banding together to protect children and families from arrest and deportation on and off campus..." #nced #ncpublicschools
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Resisting ICE in Many Cities Means Keeping Kids in School
Parents, students and immigrant advocates across the U.S. work to thwart enforcement near schools, creating safe passage to class for Trump targets.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Let's see some real accountability for the leaders of schools that accept taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers. Require open elections by the whole community just like public schools and require monthly open meetings. Wouldn't that be interesting! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol #ncga
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Will this finally succeed? Efforts have been underway for years. The current system is awful because it focuses too little on what schools actually impact (academic growth). Hopefully the new system will include private schools that take vouchers! #nced #ncpublicschools
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Education leaders have long struggled with NC's school letter grades. That system could soon change
A new task force has started work to redesign how the state measures school performance after years of criticism for the current system by education leaders.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that teachers of color improve outcomes for all students, but many teacher prep programs are actively making the teacher workforce less diverse. #nced #ncpublicschools
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Driving Diversity: How Teacher Prep Can Accelerate Progress - National Council on Teacher Quality
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December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Congratulations to North Carolina's Foreign Language Teacher of the Year - Najoua Ben Ramak, Arabic teacher at Seventy-First High School, Cumberland County Public Schools! #nced #ncpublicschools
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Seventy-First High School Arabic Educator Named Foreign Language Teacher of The Year
Seventy-First High’s Najoua Ben Ramak discusses her Arabic program, her Moroccan roots, and her selection as FLANC’s 2025 Teacher of the Year.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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We hope more school districts call out the state for underfunding exceptional children services. The legislated cap of 13% and flat funding for all students regardless of disability puts essential services at risk. #nced #ncpublicschools
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NHC school board resolution requests state raise EC funding cap | Port City Daily
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover County Board of Education will take up a resolution Tuesday calling on the state to step up its funding game for exceptional children. Put forth by board member…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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One way to help WSFCS emerge from their budget challenges is to support the full funding of the Leandro Plan. If legislators met their constitutional obligations to students, WSFCS's budget hole would not exist

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How to help Superintendent Don Phipps and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools team move forward
As Superintendent Don Phipps begins his tenure, the "All In For Our Schools" campaign provides ways for you to support this district.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The current administration is destroying the research foundation that helps Americans know what is and isn't working in education policy. For example, the funding that helped MS achieve remarkable reading gains were cancelled in February. #nced #ncpublicschools
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How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
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December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Children of disabled veterans are now poised to lose their scholarship funds due to budget cuts. There are so many things wrong with this. Contact your state and national lawmakers! #nced #ncpublicschools
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NC children of disabled veterans see expanded cuts to scholarships
A state scholarship aimed at giving the children of disabled veterans a chance at a college education is facing budget cuts, leaving students wondering what's next.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Taxpayers and parents in TN filed a lawsuit to halt the state's new voucher program. The suit says the vouchers violate state constitution by diverting public $ to private schools that lack accountability and openly discriminate. Sounds like NC! #nced #ncpublicschools
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Parents and Community Members File Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee's Universal Private School Voucher Program
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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More disruption to student learning. This one is preventable!
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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"The largest amount of grant funding canceled in NC was $90 M for teacher training grants to recruit teachers to work at hard-to-staff schools. The next biggest was for mental health grants, to train & recruit school counselors and psychologists." #nced #ncpublicschools
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A year of upheaval: how much NC public school funding was affected by federal cuts and delays
This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC tracked $320 million in disrupted funds.
www.wunc.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Public dollars should come with public accountability. Safety is a big deal! Currently, only ONE staff member at a private school has to pass a criminal background check. That's just wrong. Make schools that get vouchers follow the same safety guidelines as public schools!
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The new representative selected to fill Rep. Brockman's seat due to his recent resignation is a former educator and High Point Council member. Good news! #nced #ncpublicschools
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High Point Council member Amanda Cook to replace Cecil Brockman in NC House seat
Cook, a former public school teacher, will replace Brockman, who resigned in October after he was charged with child sex offenses.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Good that the federal government is back to work. Now let's get our state lawmakers working on a budget! #nced #ncpublicschools
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history comes to a close
President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Rural communities are going to get hit again if the federal work visa fees go into effect. This story features Halifax County.
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Rural teacher shortages could get worse thanks to Trump’s visa fee
In Halifax County, North Carolina, 101 of 156 teachers are international. A new $100,000 H-1B visa fee could effectively slam the door on future hires.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM