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2 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Chantal Brown |Anne Vilen
How many people in each county would be impacted by cuts to SNAP? Take a look by Mebane Rash Last week, Gov. Josh Stein sent a letter to U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd laying out the consequences of the federal budget bill making its way through Congress for North Carolina families, including cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition… Continue reading → How many voucher recipients were already in private schools?
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3 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Mebane Rash |Chantal Brown
How to contact your lawmakers by Ben Humphries Contents The budget process is playing out in towns, counties, and school districts across North Carolina. Meanwhile, the state House and state Senate have both released their proposed budgets for the coming biennium, and lawmakers in Washington are negotiating the… Continue reading → Governor’s Educator Discovery Award invests in the professional development of educators by Mebane Rash Gov.
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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown
House budget calls for master’s pay and higher raises for beginning teachers by Hannah Vinueza McClellan, Ben Humphries, Liz Bell and Chantal Brown Contents The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers.
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1 month ago | 
ednc.org | Hannah McClellan |Ben S. Humphries |Liz Bell |Chantal Brown
The North Carolina Republican-led House passed its 2025-27 budget plan on Thursday with strong bipartisan support, calling for an average 8.7% raise for teachers, with higher raises going toward beginning teachers. Most other state employees would receive an across-the-board raise of 2.5% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. In comparison, the Senate budget would give most state employees an across-the-board raise of 1.25% in FY 2025-26, along with a $3,000 raise over the biennium.
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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Anna Pogarcic |Caroline Parker |Chantal Brown
Gov. Stein requests $891 million more in Hurricane Helene aid, including relief for school districts and community colleges by Mebane Rash Gov.
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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan
Which education bills are still under consideration at the General Assembly? by Ben Humphries, Chantal Brown, Liz Bell and Hannah Vinueza McClellan Contents K-12Early ChildhoodCommunity collegesAll education-related bills that made crossover The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8.
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1 month ago | 
ednc.org | Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown |Liz Bell |Hannah McClellan
The General Assembly’s crossover deadline was May 8. After that day, most bills that haven’t been passed by at least one chamber — and therefore haven’t “crossed over” to the other — are no longer able to become law this session. Bill filing deadlines and the crossover deadline are adopted at the beginning of each legislative session in an effort to pace the session and prevent it from dragging on late into the summer. However, there are some exceptions to the crossover rule.
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1 month ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Liz Bell |Chantal Brown |Kylee Maarschalk |Emily Thomas
State Board hears from educators on needs of beginning teachers, importance of support personnel by Liz Bell Seven months after Hurricane Helene, State Board of Education members discussed their visions for North Carolina public schools at a three-day meeting in a former Haywood County elementary school library.
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2 months ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Mebane Rash |Ben Rappaport |Ben S. Humphries |Chantal Brown
Trump signs more orders on immigration. Have you heard a migrant tell the story of the journey to America? by Mebane Rash President Donald Trump signed three executive orders impacting immigrants on April 28, 2025. The president signed an order titled, “Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens,” accompanied by this information.
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2 months ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Hannah McClellan |Chantal Brown |Mebane Rash |Marianne Leek
North Carolina leaders question federal authority to prohibit DEI in letter to McMahon by Hannah Vinueza McClellan State Superintendent Mo Green sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday questioning the department’s authority to require schools to not use diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in order to continue receiving federal funds.
