
Education advocates take on this year’s legislative session
Contents Advocacy from birth to kindergarten K-12 education policy advocacy Higher education legislation Tools to be an effective education advocate As we cross the midway point for the legislative session in the North Carolina General Assembly, education continues to be the focal point of a number of bills that have been introduced in both the House and the Senate.…

Perspective | Asking questions of the future North Carolina we want
The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the May 2023 episode of Education Matters on current legislative efforts on opportunity scholarships and student funding. …

Perspective | Orange County high schoolers respond to proposed bills’ impacts on classrooms and students
Students from Orange High School in Orange County appeared on an episode of the Public School Forum’s Education Matters last month to share articles they wrote in response to proposed legislation this session, including bills entitled Parents’ Bill of Rights, Equality in Education, and the Standards of Student Conduct.…
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