Stop the welfare for the wealthy. Subsidies for families who can already afford private schools is not how PUBLIC tax dollars should be spent. PUBLIC dollars belong in PUBLIC schools! #nced #ncpublicschools

Please join us Wednesday, March 11, at the NCGA Legislative Building in Raleigh to show your support for public schools. The legislature will be in session. Bring signs and let them know we support our schools! #ncpublicschools #ncpta #wakepta

This is a real stain on our state. Despite court rulings, lawmakers failed to follow Leandro rulings to fund our public schools adequately even though the req. is clear in the state constitution #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/city-north-carolina-leandro-lawsuit-20260308

Jane McKimmon lives on through the McKimmon Center at NCSU. She had such a positive influence on our state through her work to expand adult education, especially in any area that might "uplift" rural women. #nced #ncpublicschools

Please join us Wednesday, March 11, at the NCGA Legislative Building in Raleigh to show your support for public schools. The legislature will be in session. Bring signs and let them know we support our schools! #nced #ncpublicschools

It's International Women's Day! This is the 115th anniversary of the first international gathering to celebrate women's accomplishments and contributions and to call for gender equality. #nced #ncpublicschools #IWD2026

Yes! #nced #ncpublicschools

A new report highlights the growing problem of gambling, especially among adolescent boys, and offers suggestions to address the problem in schools. #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/betting-on-boys-understanding-gambling-among-adolescent-boys

Helping students with their social & mental health needs is a win!. This program is partnering with the community to bring resources to schools. #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.wral.com/news/education/wake-county-wendell-elementary-school-mental-health-program-grant-canceled-february-2026/

So true!!! #nced #ncpublicschools

Remember to VOTE. Today is primary election day! #nced #ncpublicschools

If you haven't voted yet, tomorrow - March 3 - is your day! #nced #ncpublicschools

Lots of fraud is surfacing in the AZ voucher program. Are NC lawmakers looking into similar misspending in the NC voucher programs? #nced #ncpublicschools #ncpol https://ow.ly/Juxb50Yo9iX

Celebrating the leaders who paved the way! #nced #ncpublicschools

March is Women's History Month!

Remember to vote in the NC Primary Election! Today is the last day of early voting. Election day is March 3. If you haven't yet registered, you can register and vote the same day during early voting only. #nced #ncpublicschools #vote26

Public dollars should benefit the public! Taxpayers should not be subsidizing private school tuition for wealthy families! Call your lawmakers and put an end to the voucher scam! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncga

For the first time in nine years, tuition is going up at UNC system schools. #nced #ncpublicschools https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2026/02/26/tuition-for-in-state-undergraduates-is-going-up-across-unc-system--what-to-know

As schools face the challenge of how to deal with AI in and out of the classroom, some teachers are getting creative! #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/keeping-nc-students-honest-in-age-of-ai-february-2026/

Thank you to leaders who fought for integrated schools! We're standing on your shoulders today as the fight continues. #nced #ncpublicschools #BHM26

Private schools should be funded with private dollars. Period. Keep public funds in public schools where everyone in the community can benefit. #nced #ncpublicschools

It's Public Schools Week! Let's celebrate our public schools $ support them by passing a state budget that funds Leandro & higher teacher salaries! #nced #ncpublicschools #PSW26 https://www.ednc.org/02-25-2026-gov-stein-and-state-superintendent-green-celebrate-public-schools-week-for-north-carolina/

A few brave people can change history. Thank you Greensboro Four! #nced #ncpublicschools #BHM26 #BlackHistory

Even if you missed the Feb. 18 webinar, you can still watch it at our YouTube channel. Learn more about NC vouchers and results of two voucher opinion surveys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7bxmDjwkw&t=84s

NC districts are working on next year's budgets without a state budget and still no Leandro ruling. Voucher $ back in public schools would help! #nced #ncpublicschools https://carolinapublicpress.org/74560/nc-justices-still-silent-on-leandro-case-2-years-after-hearing-some-blame-school-vouchers/

Thank you for starting Head Start! The focus on developing instead of accounting is so important. #nced #ncpublicschools #BHM26

Vouchers take public dollars away from public schools. They hurt communities by siphoning resources away from public schools that serve the whole community - not just private interests. #ncpublicschools #nced

Are you an Economics teacher or student in NC? If yes, please consider participating in a survey to inform the NCDPI review of social studies standards this spring. Link here: https://publicschoolsfirstnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2.2026_Evolving-Economics-Survey-Informational-Flyer.pdf

It's time to hold the voucher program accountable to taxpayers - or better yet, end it completely! #nced #ncpublicschools

Freedom schools were established in the 1960s to help fill in gaps left by segregated and underfunded schools in the South. They encouraged students to become independent thinkers, problem solvers, and agents of change. #nced #ncpublicschools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Schools

February 23-27 is Public Schools Week 2026! Take our BINGO challenge and see if you can fill in all of the squares this week. Let's show our NC public schools some LOVE! #nced #ncpublicschools

Yes! Let's make this happen NC! #nced #ncpublicschools

Have you voted yet? If not, check your sample ballot and make a plan. Early voting ends Feb 28 and election day is March 3! #nced #ncpublicschools

What happens in private schools stays in private schools. There is no required reporting like there is for public schools. This is wrong and should change ASAP! #nced #ncpublicschools

Two years after the latest Leandro oral arguments and over 3 years since the NC Supreme Ct. ordered the NCGA to fund schools according to Leandro, we're still waiting! https://www.cbs17.com/news/capitol-report/activists-in-raleigh-push-for-leandro-answer-funding-2-years-after-court-rehears-argument/

Currently, private schools can pick which standardized assessment to administer to students, so there is no way to compare achievement to public schools. This is by design in NC because voucher supporters know private schools won't stand up to scrutiny! #nced #ncpublicschools

Congratulations to the nine NC Principal of the Year Finalists! THANK YOU for all you do for our students and communities! https://www.dpi.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2026/02/19/nc-principal-year-finalists-announced

The federal administration is rolling back desegregation orders in schools across the country even though schools are reverting to levels of segregation not seen for decades. #nced #ncpublicschools https://ow.ly/mGGj50Yi25C

Have you voted yet? You can vote during the early voting period through February 28! Make sure to vote and make your voice count! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncvote

Only one staff person at a private school is required by law to pass a criminal history check. This is wrong and unsafe for our children! #nced #ncpublicschools

We thank our wise leaders who enshrined the right to a public education in our state constitution! Celebrate Black History! #nced #ncpublicschools #BHM2026 #blackhistory

North Carolinians support spending public dollars on public schools. Yet, NC now has universal vouchers, allowing even the wealthiest of families whose children have never attended public schools to receive public tax money to pay for private school tuition. #nced #ncpublicschools

NC communities are the best! Winston Salem support kept a highly effective teacher training program alive after the fed admin cut grant funding last year #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.wfdd.org/education/2026-02-13/a-year-after-federal-cuts-community-powers-winston-salem-teacher-training-program

Have you voted yet? You can vote during the early voting period through February 28! Make sure to vote and make your voice count! #nced #ncpublicschools #ncvote

Let's stop using public dollars to subsidize private school tuition for wealthy families. It's time to reinstate income limits for voucher eligibility. Stop the voucher scam! #nced #ncpublicschools

Are you curious about vouchers in North Carolina? Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 1-2 as we discuss PSFNC's report on vouchers and CREED's survey about vouchers and more. There will be time for Q & A. Register here: publicschoolsfirstnc.org/event/nc-sch... #nced #ncpublicschools

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It’s been nine months since the NC House passed a bipartisan budget that would finally give our schoolchildren the support they need and the teachers the pay they deserve. The Senate is stonewalling #nced #ncpublicschools https://www.publicedworks.org/2026/02/is-the-nc-senate-letting-our-state-down/

This was a huge victory for school desegregation achieved by our very own Julius Chambers, who argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. But in 1999, courts ruled that CMS no longer needed to bus students to desegregate. #nced #ncpublicschools #BHM2026

How much is tuition at the private schools that accept vouchers? If taxpayers are going to foot the bill, they should know how much the school is charging. How much have schools raised their prices now that the state is subsidizing them? #nced #ncpublicschools