Pastors For NC Children
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Mobilizing faith communities to advocate for public education across NC PastorsForNCchildren.org
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PCUSA Advocacy Hour 5-25-25
PCUSA Education Roundtable 5-25-2025 CDC via Unsplash On May 25, Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller joined in with the PCUSA's Education Roundtable for the Presbyterian Advocacy Hour zoom for Public Education. This was a program of the Presbyterian Office of Public…
PCUSA Education Roundtable 5-25-2025 CDC via Unsplash On May 25, Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller joined in with the PCUSA's Education Roundtable for the Presbyterian Advocacy Hour zoom for Public Education. This was a program of the Presbyterian Office of Public…
PCUSA Advocacy Hour 5-25-25
PCUSA Education Roundtable 5-25-2025 CDC via Unsplash On May 25, Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller joined in with the PCUSA's Education Roundtable for the Presbyterian Advocacy Hour zoom for Public Education. This was a program of the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness. Special thanks to the Presbyterian News Service for the coverage of the event. Check out the full article to learn more! Read full article here!
pastorsforncchildren.org
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PCUSA Advocacy Hour 5-25-25
PCUSA Education Roundtable 5-25-2025 CDC via Unsplash On May 25, Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller joined in with the PCUSA's Education Roundtable for the Presbyterian Advocacy Hour zoom for Public Education. This was a program of the Presbyterian Office of Public…
PCUSA Education Roundtable 5-25-2025 CDC via Unsplash On May 25, Director Rev. Suzanne Parker Miller joined in with the PCUSA's Education Roundtable for the Presbyterian Advocacy Hour zoom for Public Education. This was a program of the Presbyterian Office of Public…
Join neighbors standing up against Christian Nationalism on Monday, Sept 8th at 5:30pm in Raleigh. All the details and registration: https://bit.ly/Rally9825
https://pastorsforncchildren.org/2025/09/06/cacn-rally-9-8-25/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
https://pastorsforncchildren.org/2025/09/06/cacn-rally-9-8-25/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
September 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Join neighbors standing up against Christian Nationalism on Monday, Sept 8th at 5:30pm in Raleigh. All the details and registration: https://bit.ly/Rally9825
https://pastorsforncchildren.org/2025/09/06/cacn-rally-9-8-25/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
https://pastorsforncchildren.org/2025/09/06/cacn-rally-9-8-25/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Christians Against Christian Nationalism Protest 9-8-25
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Christians Against Christian Nationalism Protest 9-8-25
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September 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Christians Against Christian Nationalism Protest 9-8-25
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The future of our public schools are on the line. Hidden in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is a provision that offers an unprecedented 100% tax deduction for donations to third party organizations that hand out private school vouchers.
Our staff attorneys break down how children will be harmed.
Our staff attorneys break down how children will be harmed.
Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Devastate Public Schools
The budget package currently includes a private school voucher program funded through tax breaks.
time.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The future of our public schools are on the line. Hidden in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is a provision that offers an unprecedented 100% tax deduction for donations to third party organizations that hand out private school vouchers.
Our staff attorneys break down how children will be harmed.
Our staff attorneys break down how children will be harmed.
For such a time as this… I’ve been in touch with a few congregations who want to know how to do advocacy given the current circumstances. Thus I put together a flyer to help share this opportunity. If your group is interested, reach out!
March 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
For such a time as this… I’ve been in touch with a few congregations who want to know how to do advocacy given the current circumstances. Thus I put together a flyer to help share this opportunity. If your group is interested, reach out!
Join us THIS morning (and every first Wednesday) from 10-11am on Zoom for a time of check-in, connection, and community engagement at the intersection of public education and faith. Everyone is welcome! Register at link in bio or Zoom Registration Link TO SHARE! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join us THIS morning (and every first Wednesday) from 10-11am on Zoom for a time of check-in, connection, and community engagement at the intersection of public education and faith. Everyone is welcome! Register at link in bio or Zoom Registration Link TO SHARE! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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How many poor public schools have closed their school libraries & have no librarians? How do children learn to read if they don't have access to books? Still an issue. nancyebailey.com/2018/04/21/p...
Poverty & Reading: The Sad and Troubling Loss of School Libraries and Real Librarians - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
My last post listed reasons why many children don’t learn to read. Poverty was behind many of the items. Poor students attend poor schools where they miss out on the arts, a whole curriculum, even qua...
nancyebailey.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:42 PM
How many poor public schools have closed their school libraries & have no librarians? How do children learn to read if they don't have access to books? Still an issue. nancyebailey.com/2018/04/21/p...
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I joined @propublica.org
reporter @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
on @wunc.bsky.social
to talk about school voucher origins in resistance to racial integration—and why that painful legacy matters today.
@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
reporter @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
on @wunc.bsky.social
to talk about school voucher origins in resistance to racial integration—and why that painful legacy matters today.
@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
ProPublica finds former 'segregation academies' in NC that are receiving taxpayer money
ProPublica has identified 39 likely “segregation academies” are still operating in North Carolina and that have gotten school voucher money. More than half of those have student bodies that are at lea...
www.wunc.org
December 11, 2024 at 12:04 PM
I joined @propublica.org
reporter @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
on @wunc.bsky.social
to talk about school voucher origins in resistance to racial integration—and why that painful legacy matters today.
@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
reporter @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
on @wunc.bsky.social
to talk about school voucher origins in resistance to racial integration—and why that painful legacy matters today.
@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social @edlawcenter.bsky.social
www.wunc.org/show/due-sou...
PNCC and friends here at the NC Legislature asking the NC House to uphold the veto of #SB382 that’s a power grab instead of hurricane relief as they claim. #ThisLittleLightIfMine #ImGonnaLetItShine #NCEd #NCPol
December 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
PNCC and friends here at the NC Legislature asking the NC House to uphold the veto of #SB382 that’s a power grab instead of hurricane relief as they claim. #ThisLittleLightIfMine #ImGonnaLetItShine #NCEd #NCPol
Join us this morning at 10am EST for our Monthly Leaders Gathering!
December 4th from 10-11am on Zoom for our Monthly Leaders Gathering to share what's happening in NC at the intersection of faith and public education! Join us! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 4th from 10-11am on Zoom for our Monthly Leaders Gathering to share what's happening in NC at the intersection of faith and public education! Join us! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Monthly Leaders Gathering w/ PNCC. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Pastors for NC Children hosts a monthly leaders gathering for clergy and lay people across NC who are interested in the intersection of faith and supporting public schools! Everyone is welcome! It's t...
us02web.zoom.us
December 4, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Join us this morning at 10am EST for our Monthly Leaders Gathering!
December 4th from 10-11am on Zoom for our Monthly Leaders Gathering to share what's happening in NC at the intersection of faith and public education! Join us! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 4th from 10-11am on Zoom for our Monthly Leaders Gathering to share what's happening in NC at the intersection of faith and public education! Join us! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Dr. Lauren Fox: Private school vouchers are unpopular, failed policy
Read more at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/11/21/dr-lauren-fox-private-school-vouchers-are-unpopular-failed-policy/
#SchoolVoucherScams #Education @ps1nc.bsky.social @justinparmenter.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
Read more at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/11/21/dr-lauren-fox-private-school-vouchers-are-unpopular-failed-policy/
#SchoolVoucherScams #Education @ps1nc.bsky.social @justinparmenter.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
Dr. Lauren Fox: Private school vouchers are unpopular, failed policy - Salisbury Post
By Dr. Lauren Fox On Nov. 5, voters in three states rejected private school voucher measures on their ballots. A majority (58 percent) of voters in Nebraska chose to repeal a recently passed voucher law. In Colorado, 55 percent voted against a proposed constitutional amendment to “establish a right to school choice.” And in Kentucky, […]
www.salisburypost.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Dr. Lauren Fox: Private school vouchers are unpopular, failed policy
Read more at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/11/21/dr-lauren-fox-private-school-vouchers-are-unpopular-failed-policy/
#SchoolVoucherScams #Education @ps1nc.bsky.social @justinparmenter.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
Read more at: https://www.salisburypost.com/2024/11/21/dr-lauren-fox-private-school-vouchers-are-unpopular-failed-policy/
#SchoolVoucherScams #Education @ps1nc.bsky.social @justinparmenter.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
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Segregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars https://youthtoday.org/2024/11/segregation-academies-across-south-getting-millions-taxpayer-dollars/ #SchoolVoucherScams @ps1nc.bsky.social @floridapolicy.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
Segregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars
Southern private schools established during desegregation are now benefiting from voucher programs.
youthtoday.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Segregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars https://youthtoday.org/2024/11/segregation-academies-across-south-getting-millions-taxpayer-dollars/ #SchoolVoucherScams @ps1nc.bsky.social @floridapolicy.bsky.social @pastors4nckids.bsky.social
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MUST-READ new @propublica.org
deep-dive on the former segregation academies getting school voucher cash.
And the stunning lack of transparency —even in states like NC that know how to collect the data.
(Plus a few comments from me 🤷♂️)
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
deep-dive on the former segregation academies getting school voucher cash.
And the stunning lack of transparency —even in states like NC that know how to collect the data.
(Plus a few comments from me 🤷♂️)
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 11:59 AM
MUST-READ new @propublica.org
deep-dive on the former segregation academies getting school voucher cash.
And the stunning lack of transparency —even in states like NC that know how to collect the data.
(Plus a few comments from me 🤷♂️)
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
deep-dive on the former segregation academies getting school voucher cash.
And the stunning lack of transparency —even in states like NC that know how to collect the data.
(Plus a few comments from me 🤷♂️)
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
NC funding for Hurricane recovery is short and yet tomorrow NC Legislators want to override the veto of HB10 to further expand vouchers. Fund Hurricane recovery. Then fully fund Leandro. Then we can discuss vouchers. In that order! www.wral.com/story/state-... #LeadWithLeandro
State leaders to testify Monday about $175-million gap in funding for Helene disaster recovery
As people try to recover from Helene in western North Carolina, state leaders will answer questions Monday about a $175-million gap in funding for disaster recovery.
www.wral.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:06 PM
NC funding for Hurricane recovery is short and yet tomorrow NC Legislators want to override the veto of HB10 to further expand vouchers. Fund Hurricane recovery. Then fully fund Leandro. Then we can discuss vouchers. In that order! www.wral.com/story/state-... #LeadWithLeandro
New platform… same fight against voucher expansion and fighting for fully funded public schools in NC. The work continues Tuesday, 11/19 at 11am outside the NC Legislature. Join us for the @everychildnc press conference! #LeadWithLeamdro
November 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM
New platform… same fight against voucher expansion and fighting for fully funded public schools in NC. The work continues Tuesday, 11/19 at 11am outside the NC Legislature. Join us for the @everychildnc press conference! #LeadWithLeamdro