@PS1NC

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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Keung Hui@nckhui28 Jan 2025
NC Supt. Mo Green says state needs to raise base compensation substantially for all educators before looking at raising salary supplements. He says can use the extra money that’s going to Opportunity Scholarships to raise teacher compensation. #nced #ncpol #EggsandIssues25
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Josh Cowen
@joshcowenMI21 Jan 2025
Voucher results in one post: After mixed outcomes pre-2005, vouchers grew in several states. Most users were already in private school, but those who did switch suffered horrific outcomes. Subprime schools flooded the market, better schools rejected or pushed out new students.
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Jennifer Berkshire@BisforBerkshire29 Dec 2024
Keep hearing the assertion that we have a deficit of STEM grads but this isn't remotely true. The relentless campaign to make K-12 and higher ed about STEM and nothing else - fueled by made-up stats - means we have too many STEM grads as @nora_delacour explains here
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Jennifer Berkshire@BisforBerkshire28 Dec 2024
Steve Bannon wants a Sputnik level of investment in US K-12 and higher education in order to train domestic tech talent. IOW completely at odds with actual GOP K-12 education policy which is to decrease investment and shift kids into religious and homeschools
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Josh Cowen
@joshcowenMI26 Dec 2024
Well, 5 states that passed/expanded voucher schemes in the past 2 years also rolled back child labor protections.
New York Times Education Pitchbot@GreyLadiesNYC26 Dec 2024
Not Every Child Is a Good Fit for Private Voucher Schools But Someone’s Gotta Work in the Meat Processing Plants
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Carolina Forward
@ForwardCarolina10 Dec 2024
Years ago, North Carolina's private school voucher program (advertised as "Opportunity Scholarships") was marketed as expanding opportunity for a highly diverse group of children. But that is no longer the case. Credit: @ps1nc
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Josh Cowen
@joshcowenMI23 Nov 2024
Let’s be clear: kids have to leave public schools to get these school vouchers and spend them on 👇
The Shumater@The_Shumater23 Nov 2024
A Fayetteville horse riding stable says it has gotten @ArkansasEd's approval as a #vouchers vendor. So #Arkansas taxpayers are now subsidizing horseback riding lessons. Something smells, and it's not the horses' fault. #arpx
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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 ow.ly/mCuU50U7f6H

Schools continue to play vital role in preventing student opioid-related deaths

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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Encouraging news from CMS on early literacy! #nced #ncpublicschools #charmeckschools wfae.org/education/2024-11-1…

CMS early literacy scores show signs of improvement, but still a ways to go

More Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools K-2 students are meeting literacy benchmarks early this school year. But administrators say the district is still lagging behind the rates needed to meet the...

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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 ow.ly/91cA50U89Ea

Mo Green is walking into a perfect storm - Public Ed Works

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 ow.ly/cVGw50U70Jp

State child health experts urge lawmakers to tighten safe gun storage laws

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 ow.ly/VrKf50U7Q3M

School board asks Forsyth County commissioners for $2.4 million to cover pay raises

The school district has 2,500 classified employees. They include cafeteria workers, bus drivers, groundskeepers and teacher assistants.

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Thank you principals! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncprincipals
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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 ow.ly/Gj1x50U7ibj

A tight Supreme Court race in North Carolina could come down to provisional ballots

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 ow.ly/eH4250U6lVw
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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 ow.ly/p1K150U6X6L

NC officials announce $1M fund for field trips for public schools

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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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 ow.ly/cMAX50U76s1

Cooper calls for more Helene aid as NC lawmakers prepare to return to Raleigh

Gov. Roy Cooper wants legislative leaders to shift hundreds of millions earmarked for private school vouchers toward Hurricane Helene aid.

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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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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 ow.ly/sbq750U6lp3
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