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4/20/2026

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NCAE is planning march for public education on May 1
by Mebane Rash |
In 2018 and 2019, thousands of teachers from the mountains to the coast came to Raleigh to call for higher pay and increased financial support for schools. Organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), educators dressed in red...

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Speaker of the House Destin Hall released this legislative calendar on social media.

The Hunt Institute’s Holshouser Retreat met yesterday and today ahead of the start of the short session. Gov. Stein shared his longest address to legislators on education priorities to date last night. Stay tuned.

On Tuesday, April 21, Democratic legislators plan to hold a press conference to discuss the legislature’s failure to pass a state budget and its the impact on parents, teachers and students who choose public education. Rep. von Haefen will also announce her new legislation proposing to enact the Leandro Comprehensive Remedial Plan.

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Mebane Rash is the CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC.