Thousands of educators and advocates attended the march – sending a message to the legislature that education is definitely a top issue in our state. The legislature must take action...
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Thousands of educators and advocates attended the march – sending a message to the legislature that education is definitely a top issue in our state. The legislature must take action...
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Una reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos podría transformar el panorama político del país y reabrir una intensa batalla sobre cómo se trazan los distritos electorales. El fallo, emitido en el caso Louisiana v. Callais, limita de manera significativa el alcance de la histórica Ley de Derechos Electorales de 1965 y podría facilitar que varios estados rediseñen sus mapas electorales antes de las próximas elecciones.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed the bill into law to keep the vital program running, but not without noting some of the “serious flaws.”
Bajo el lema “Kids over Corporations”, los participantes marcharon hacia las afueras de la Asamblea General para pedir mejores salarios para los docentes, más fondos por estudiante, el fin de los vales para escuelas privadas y mayores impuestos a las corporaciones.
Thousands of educators and advocates attended the march – sending a message to the legislature that education is definitely a top issue in our state. The legislature must take action to improve outcomes for students and teachers in our public school system.
Since North Carolina’s maps are already severely gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, it’s looking unlikely that they will redraw the maps again. North Carolina has also already held its primary election, essentially sealing in the state’s current maps through 2026. If anything, the Callais decision just provided further legal cover for the already extreme gerrymandering that had taken place just 6 months prior.
Dominion Energy, the electric service provider for nearly 130,000 customers in northeastern North Carolina, has filed a proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that could raise monthly bills for residential customers by an average of $17.
Indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and national groups are raising concerns over planned pipeline projects that could threaten a major waterway in North Carolina.
Seventy of North Carolina’s seventy-eight rural counties are considered medical deserts due to a shortage of primary care providers. And while 33% of the state’s population lives in rural areas, only 12% of physicians in the state practice there. Twenty counties in the state don’t have a single pediatrician, while another twenty don’t have a hospital.
Two newly released polls paint a stark picture of the rising concerns from North Carolinians around the U.S. economy and Trump’s tariffs.
“When people in crisis do not get help in time, the consequences can be tragic,” Gov. Stein stated during the order’s announcement. The order points to a number of high-profile cases where lives were lost at the hands of individuals with complicated mental health histories.
The decision drew sharp dissent. Justice Anita Earls argued that the court was failing to uphold constitutional protections, writing that it appeared “unable or unwilling to meaningfully check constitutional rights violations—particularly those originating from the legislature.”
Las juezas en desacuerdo advirtieron que limitar el papel de los tribunales debilita la protección de los derechos educativos, mientras que otro juez disidente consideró que el caso no debía invalidarse por razones procesales.
Este tipo de eventos no solo ayudan a entender cómo funciona el gobierno, sino que también crean oportunidades reales para que las comunidades participen, se hagan escuchar y formen parte de las decisiones que impactan sus vidas.
“Our students need funding in our public schools. We see the lack of a state budget impacting our educators, because they are having to make real decisions about if they are going to remain in the profession,” said North Carolina Association of Educators President Tamika Walker Kelly.